A young woman from Israel who needed a double lung transplant flew halfway across the world with her family to receive treatment at the Cleveland Clinic. The community was waiting there with open arms.
Three years later as they prepare to return to Israel, Herschel – her husband – shares their story.
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Question:
How did they procure the lungs of the Donor without killing him. A person cannot live without lungs.
Can someone please explain ?
Do a little research.
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Lung transplantation or pulmonary transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a patient’s diseased lungs are partially or totally replaced by lungs which come from a donor. Donor lungs can be retrieved from a living donor or a deceased donor.
He was in our community for the last 3 years y don’t we skip these important questions based on ignorance and just accept the story
Lungs cannot be procured from living donors.
Portions of them can. Just like livers. Do your research.