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Dr. Edward Murphy

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‘A very precious gift’

Dennis Bergstrom marks the 300th lung transplant for Corewell Health West.

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‘Feels great to be feeling healthy’

Faced with a worsening lung disease, David Ronk wouldn't let age stop him from getting a life-saving transplant.

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‘A wonderful journey’

A double lung transplant renewed a Michigan man's life—and filled him with immense gratitude.

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‘A miracle in the making’

A clinical trial helped quickly match a Michigan man to a lung transplant—and surgeons are hoping he'll be one of many.

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‘It’s such a gift’

A double lung transplant gives new life to a man whose brother died of the same lung disease.

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‘Tears of joy’

Holsey James battled his way back from cancer and cardiac arrest to earn a spot on the lung transplant waiting list and a renewed life.

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‘Our only salvation’

A lung transplant saved his life. Now, he is determined to make the most of his second chance.

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From the flu to 50 days in the ICU

After seven years, lung failure patient asks her doctors, “Am I still the sickest patient you ever had that lived?”

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Just like Wonder Woman

After undergoing da Vinci robotic surgery to remove her lung cancer, Roxanne Nelson is amazed at how quickly she has rebounded.

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‘A dramatic improvement’

The 100th lung transplant allows Ascenda Denton to breathe easily, free of chronic infections and scarring caused by cystic fibrosis.

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‘Fortunate to be here’

Doug Barense's heart would only quiver after surgery—until a doctor's hands massaged a beat back into it.

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‘I want to live. I want to see my grandkids grow up.’

Chuck Lesiewicz survives a burst aneurysm and thrives while in our team's care.