‘I’m taking good care of it’
After receiving a heart transplant, Gordon Love, 70, brings gratitude to every sunrise.
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- October 4, 2022
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‘Everybody here is a miracle’
Transplant Games of America brings transplant recipients together to celebrate life.
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- August 1, 2022
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‘A wonderful journey’
A double lung transplant renewed a Michigan man's life—and filled him with immense gratitude.
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- November 26, 2021
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‘So glad I am still around’
When long-lasting effects of COVID-19 made it impossible to breathe, this 69-year-old gardener found hope in lung transplantation.
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- October 1, 2021
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‘It’s such a gift’
A double lung transplant gives new life to a man whose brother died of the same lung disease.
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- August 20, 2021
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‘I didn’t have very long to live’
Doctors gave Jim Oldfield a year to live. Today, he's back to training for competitions.
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- April 1, 2021
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‘Easy breathing’
Following a grim diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis, George Welte's age didn't keep him from getting a life-saving lung transplant.
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- September 30, 2020
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‘We’ve got a set of lungs for you’
Rick Andreen celebrates a Christmas dream come true—the freedom to breathe.
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- August 21, 2020
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‘Tears of joy’
Holsey James battled his way back from cancer and cardiac arrest to earn a spot on the lung transplant waiting list and a renewed life.
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- June 8, 2020
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‘On death’s doorstep’
Vietnam veteran Charlie Bell thanks God and his medical team for a lung transplant that gave him a new lease on life.
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- February 14, 2020
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‘We’re not made of glass’
Swimming in the World Transplant Games lets Fred Nelis test his limits.
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- December 11, 2019
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‘Our only salvation’
A lung transplant saved his life. Now, he is determined to make the most of his second chance.
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- October 14, 2019
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