Lung Transplant
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COVID-19 attacked one lung, cancer the other. A double transplant saved himOne lung ravaged by COVID-19, the other damaged by lung cancer — this was the daunting reality facing 56-year-old Arthur Gillespie, a former police captain from Chicago.HealthMay 13
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N.B. woman must move to Toronto for life-saving lung transplant. She can’t afford to goWhile the surgery is covered by New Brunswick's Medicare, the program only partially subsidizes the cost of lodging, which will be significant in Toronto.HealthMay 7
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Alberta man walking 500km from Lethbridge to Edmonton for lung disease researchAn Alberta man is in the midst of a 500 kilometre walk across the province after watching his father recover from a double lung transplant.FeaturesJul 12, 2021
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Ontario man believed to be 1st Canadian with COVID-destroyed lungs gets transplantSauve, a healthy, physically fit man before he contracted COVID, saw the infection wreak havoc on his lungs over his two-month stay in the ICUs of two Toronto area hospitals.HealthApr 12, 2021
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After COVID-related transplant delays, 16-year-old N.S. girl gets lung transplant'I'm emotionally exhausted but exhilarated and a bit fragile after six months of waiting and not knowing when it would happen.'HealthNov 21, 2020
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Woman’s lungs look like ‘Swiss cheese’ after COVID-19, gets double transplantA young woman's lungs were damaged so badly by the novel coronavirus that she needed a double lung transplant, a U.S. hospital said.HealthJun 15, 2020
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Reducing the coronavirus risk for Saskatchewan lung transplant patientsLung transplant patients in Saskatchewan can access their health care support team virtually while they recover at home, reducing the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus.HealthJun 12, 2020
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Transplant patient’s pandemic life: family bonding, and hope that lungs come soonNova Scotia's 15-year-old Tahlia Ali has been waiting for a lung transplant operation she hopes will change her future.HealthJun 10, 2020
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Increase in travel allowance to ‘make a world of difference’ for N.B. lung transplant patientsFunding has gone from $1,500 to $2,500 per month to ease the financial burden for those who must travel out of province for care.HealthJan 3, 2020
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Support pours in for Halifax lung transplant hopefulAn online fundraiser launched last week has raised more than $54,000 to support Jaimie Harbin Keeping as she travels to Toronto to receive a double lung transplantHealthApr 29, 2019
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