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The Sclero Connect
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April is Donate Life Month
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second chances
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A percentage of patients with scleroderma develop fibrosis of the lungs, resulting in a necessary lung transplant.
From wheelchair to recovery.
Gladys - 9 years post transplant
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The hardest thing about recovery was the time spent in ICU.
Joann - 5 years post transplant
I was on 30-35 liters of oxygen before my transplant. I recently watched my son get married and became a grandmother.
Michelle - 7 years post transplant
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Currently in recovery, received new lungs on March 21, 2019.
- Ryan,
prayers welcome
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Hollie, from the United Kingdom, needed a new heart and that's exactly what she got on May 2016
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Lori went through kidney failure, May 2018, and gets dialysis three times a week. She has just been placed on the transplant list.
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This month's newsletter is dedicated to our dear friend Prasha. She will forever be in our hearts.
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1/13/88 - 2/7/2019
She was a brave lung transplant advocate and recipient who survived 3 years longer with new lungs.
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