{"id":7600,"date":"2023-11-05T05:43:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allocare.caredx.com\/?p=7600"},"modified":"2023-11-03T07:46:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T14:46:46","slug":"madison-bagpiper-playing-again-after-double-lung-transplant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app-allocare-wordpress-linux-prod.azurewebsites.net\/indexphp\/post\/2023\/11\/05\/madison-bagpiper-playing-again-after-double-lung-transplant\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison bagpiper playing again after double lung transplant"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"7600\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>\n<p>By Abigail Leavins<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) &#8211; A Madison man can pick up his bagpipes again thanks to a new set of lungs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four years ago, Dave Furumoto learned he suffered from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Upon learning the news, the former UW professor fretted about whether he would ever play the traditional Scottish instrument ever again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dependent on oxygen tanks to survive, Furumoto made the decision in 2021, around the time of his retirement, to go ahead with a double lung transplant at UW Health. Now, with the surgery a couple of years in the rearview mirror, he is looking forward to renewing his passion for the bagpipes and enjoying traveling again. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbc15.com\/2023\/08\/11\/madison-bagpiper-playing-again-after-double-lung-transplant\/\">Check out the full story <\/a>on WMTV NBC 15.<\/p>\n<span class=\"simplefavorite-button has-count loading\" data-postid=\"7600\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Loading<span class=\"sf-icon-spinner-wrapper\"><i class=\"sf-icon-spinner\"><\/i><\/span><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Loading By Abigail Leavins MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) &#8211; A Madison man can pick up his bagpipes again thanks to a new set of lungs. 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