A Machine, a Baby Girl and a 289-Day Miracle
A machine breathed for 4-month-old Aubrey, doing the work of her tiny lungs, pumping her blood with a soft hum that provided the steady soundtrack of a life in…
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UF Health Breathes Hope Into Eduardo After Suffering From Rare Lung Disease
Eduardo’s story begins in Puerto Rico, where he was born a healthy, full-term baby with no apparent complications. However, at just 5 months old, his health…
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Canvas of Hope: Paulette Finds Hope Through Art While Awaiting Lung Transplant
Awaiting an organ transplant can bring many emotions and questions. How long will I be here? How will my body react? How can I prepare myself? The noises of…
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Danny's Double-Lung Transplant at UF Health
Imagine having the opportunity to save someone’s life by making a simple decision. In 2021, Danny Sams faced the harsh reality of pulmonary fibrosis, a lung…
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Utah nurse with COVID-19 discharged from UF Health after double-lung transplant
Jill Holker spent her days on the front line as an ICU nurse in Utah, caring for some of the sickest people in the state. Prior to contracting COVID-19 in the…
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A perfect match
If the best gift of all is life, then the second-best must be love. Jessica Scoggins and Daniel Sullivan, both transplant recipients, met through their…
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Lungs for Lexi
Not many teenagers can say they placed first in equestrians at the Special Olympics. Few teenagers can say they had a double-lung transplant, too. Alexia…
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Tanecia's Story
On the surface, Tanecia Fisher is a sassy and spunky munchkin. Like other 5-year-old girls, Tanecia can be found pedaling her red tricycle, being mesmerized by…
