{"id":7184,"date":"2023-08-14T07:37:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=7184"},"modified":"2023-08-14T07:37:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T14:37:55","slug":"make-every-breath-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2023\/08\/14\/make-every-breath-count\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Make Every Breath Count\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"7184\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"2\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p><em>A double lung transplant recipient\u2019s gratitude knows no bounds<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By Laura McFarland<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Make Every Breath Count\u2019<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>A double lung transplant recipient\u2019s gratitude knows no bounds | Photos by Jay Paul<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BY&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/richmondmagazine.com\/topics\/laura-mcfarland\/\">LAURA MCFARLAND<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AUGUST 13, 2023<a>Expand<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/richmondmagazine.com\/downloads\/39748\/download\/sam-kinton_unos-national-donor-memorial_jay-paul.jpg?cb=02c58a0dd135099b8a1d8cbb65eadff4\" alt=\"sam-kinton_unos-national-donor-memorial_jay-paul.jpg\" title=\"sam-kinton_unos-national-donor-memorial_jay-paul.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lung transplant recipient Sam Kirton at the National Donor Memorial at the United Network for Organ Sharing<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAre you ready to take your first breath?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Samuel Kirton\u2019s wife, Susan, leaned over his hospital bed and asked him that question, he admits he initially shook his head no.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirton, who had received a double lung transplant the day before, knew he was at a point of no return. 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