In 1977, my husband Jared was born with cystic fibrosis. His parents were told he would never live to be 10 years old. But he proved the doctors wrong. We met in September 1998 and were married in September 2000. That same December, after waiting 33 months on the list, Jared received a double lung transplant. For the next 10 years our lives were full of love and adventure. We traveled all over the world. In 2004, our son was born. Our family was complete.
In early 2010, Jared was diagnosed with chronic rejection and put on the list for a new lung. In July 2010, he received his left lung transplant. Unfortunately, that October Jared became septic and almost died. The severe bacterial infection took a toll on his lungs and kidneys. But he didn't let that stop him. He continued to coach our son's sports teams, he continued to work full time, we continued to travel. Jared continued to live.
In August 2014, Jared was diagnosed with mycobacterium abcessus in his good lung. There is no cure for this rare bacteria. But Jared was determined to fight and fight he did for 6 weeks. Jared left this earth on September 16, 2014.
This page is for me to tell my story. My story as a lung transplant recipient's wife and now his widow. I hope my story helps one person. One person who's loved one is waiting on a transplant. One person who has lost a loved one. I am sharing my journey in the hopes of helping others.
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