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Justine - Interview 11
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Justine was told she was at the end stage of her disease and had about eighteen months to live unless she had a double lung transplant. Her lungs kept
After ten years of illness, including chest pain and collapsed lungs, Justine was diagnosed with a rare lung condition, called LAM, aged 31. She had a double lung transplant in 2006 and has been raising awareness of LAM and organ donation since then.
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Justine - Interview 11
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Justine had three false alarms while she waited for a double lung transplant. She didn’t raise her hopes but it was ‘the best news’ when she could fin
After ten years of illness, including chest pain and collapsed lungs, Justine was diagnosed with a rare lung condition, called LAM, aged 31. She had a double lung transplant in 2006 and has been raising awareness of LAM and organ donation since then.
Organ donation & transplant
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Organ donation
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Justine - Interview 11
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Justine was thin and fragile when she first came home and found it hard to walk. She could do more after three months and started exercising again. Gr
After ten years of illness, including chest pain and collapsed lungs, Justine was diagnosed with a rare lung condition, called LAM, aged 31. She had a double lung transplant in 2006 and has been raising awareness of LAM and organ donation since then.
Organ donation & transplant
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Organ donation
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Justine - Interview 11
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Justine felt much better after the lung transplant and was home after three weeks in hospital. She later had shingles and a virus, which caused some l
After ten years of illness, including chest pain and collapsed lungs, Justine was diagnosed with a rare lung condition, called LAM, aged 31. She had a double lung transplant in 2006 and has been raising awareness of LAM and organ donation since then.
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Helen - Interview 23
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Helen was given no information about her donor. She would love to know if the donor was male or female. It feels strange having someone’s organs insid
Helen had cystic fibrosis since childhood, which got worse as she got older. She had a lung and liver transplant in 2006, aged 34, and has been very well since then.
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