1st Year Celebration and Appreciation Event

 There were several other transplant and pre transplant patients at this event and it was very nice to meet them all, including others working in the program who we had not met. Jane was transplant number 15 at Northwestern hospital and had the longest hospital recovery time (96 days).  The other transplant patients we met all had a hospital stay of about 2 weeks.

However regardless of her long hospital stay, now she is doing quite well and has surpassed everyone's expectation for recovery. She still has a way to go before being back to normal and being self sufficient again.  We expect Jane to be back her normal strength in about 9 months to a year.

"Northwestern lung transplant meeting & thank you. My speech went well & new transplant listed were inspired by my story. Yes, I planted the Jesus seeds. They want me to speak again." -Jane

Listen to her speech below.

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The lung transplant program has performed 22 transplants since being approved by UNOS in April 2014.  In October 2015 the program underwent a CMS site visit for initial approval. Transplant number 22 was performed during this event. Surgeons were working hard doing a another double lung transplant in the operating room a few floors just  above us.

"We express appreciation to all that were involved to help us launch the program.  There will be a few brief comments by the program directors, Dr. Sangeeta Bhorade and Dr. Ankit Bharat.  Come meet the lung transplant multidisciplinary team, visit with our patients and hear their stories." -Northwestern Hospital