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First Patient Celebrates One Year with New Lungs | Mesa News
Craig Scherer, a handyman and grandfather of fourteen, was once so debilitated by COPD he couldn’t walk or talk without oxygen—now, one year after receiving his new lungs from Mayo Clinic’s Arizona transplant program, he’s walking, laughing, and planning to see his granddaughters marry and turn sixteen. The program, which completed its first year with eleven successful transplants, highlights the critical role of donor selection and surgical precision. Scherer’s triumphant recovery—discharged in just 19 days and now thriving—stands as a powerful testament to medical innovation and gratitude…
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