tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957022463353443812.post8487464826086718410..comments2023-11-02T02:28:20.176-05:00Comments on *Live*Laugh*Love*Breathe*: CFer Dies Of CancerColleenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18246468485698360524noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957022463353443812.post-1845118478539243722012-12-27T17:29:30.140-06:002012-12-27T17:29:30.140-06:00I find it really sad that we have to rely on those...I find it really sad that we have to rely on those people who have chosen to destroy their lungs in order to get a transplant. As cystic fibrosis patients, we fight everyday to keep our lungs healthy. I think it would be very difficult for me to accept a smoker's lungs for myself. I really don't know how you would go about making that decision. My heart goes out to the family of that woman who are now dealing with this. Very sad. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09763447217562068076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957022463353443812.post-90236813504113433262012-12-16T21:32:19.782-06:002012-12-16T21:32:19.782-06:00Mahon & I were talking about this today as wel...Mahon & I were talking about this today as well. I have known for awhile that they transplanted smoker lungs, but I didn't know it ever happened without the patient being told! It also seems like there should be some kind of better rubric - from the article I read, that donor smoked 20 cigarettes a day, which you can only imagine would lead to higher cancer rates than someone who was a light smoker, etc. <br /><br />It's a hard call to make though, since the studies they have done clearly show that while a patient receiving donor lungs from a smoker won't live as long as one receiving donor lungs from a nonsmoker - their chances of survival are still a lot better than if they didn't get the transplant. Often when you're on the transplant list, you are in such a precarious position that you could be truly weeks away from death. Like transplant itself, it seems like such a hard call to make.cindy baldwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173344689280406987noreply@blogger.com