First Breath After Lung Transplant
After suffering from Cystic Fibrosis her entire life, Jennifer is taking her first unobstructed breath after her lung transplant when the breathing tube is removed. Her face is simply magical!
Please share to help people see the power of organ donation.
We want everyone to consider donating your organs and make sure it's checked on your drivers license and communicated to your loved ones. Please consider registering now at registerme.org/. Thank you to the generous donor family and Mayo Clinic for making Jennifer's miracle possible.
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Wanted to share an update, Jennifer and I recently celebrated the six year anniversary of her double lung transplant on October 19th, 2023, and the beautiful gift from Lacey which has given us so much life we didn't expect! Her annual checkups were excellent and she's doing well living each day!
God blees you
thats so wonderful thx for the update. all the best!
Bleeding be with her and you all
So glad to hear it. Thank the Lord! All the best
Glückwunsch ,darf ich fragen ,was sie für eine Krankheit hat ? Mukoviszidose ? Viele Grüße aus Deutschland !
Did anyone else just take a deep breath and appreciate their lungs after this
Yeah but I'm still going to have my joint in a few
I did
Exactly what I came to say, feeling blessed
I quit smoking 2 years ago. I have been craving a cigarette badly the past few days. This video has helped me to remember why I needed to quit in the first place because I have COPD, emphysema and smoking induced asthma. It truly is a gift to be able to breathe. ❤️🙏🏼
@@justdev8965 Well we don't expect much out of you potheads. Y'all have smoked away your brains. Most of y'all seem to struggle with a roll of charmin unless you have detailed picture instructions.
I donated my husband’s organs. His lungs weren’t viable, but he saved 4 lives and changed the lives of many newborns.
Thank you and your husband for giving others another chance for life.
@@RobRonnenberg :🙏🏻❤️
Wow, are you doing okay?
@@pachirsiis : Thank you. You’re re very kind. It’s a tough road. I am raising two little kids alone now. One day at a time.
@@roisindubh02 god bless you good luck
The doctor saying "this is what I like about my job" is genuinely so wholesome
Yeah that and the bill
@@MichaelSmith-bn6hm ,🤣😅😅
“Some times its not always like this tho” 😢
He only said that because he got paid because these people aren’t poor because this is America
Also I wish you could see dislikes on your video so you can see how silly you are believing that this man cares about people instead of money
It's actually fucking insane that we have the ability to replace organs. Like really, when you actually think about it it's crazy, and that the lungs are able to work with the rest of the body again
I feel bad for the people who didn't get to live long enough to see our technology enhancing
Organ transplants wouldn't be possible without drug therapy to suppress foreign body rejection.
@@GoDaddioTV wait, so for the rest of their lives, people take medications?
@@DiamondsRexpensive yeah, and lung transplants don’t last a lifetime but they give people more years
@@DiamondsRexpensive Yup, anti-rejection drug therapy is needed for life or the host's immune system treats the transplanted organ(s) as a foreign body and attacks them.
I can't imagine anything scarier than having to undergo a lung transplantation
Bro eye surgeries hands down no fking. Your awake throughout the entire process and not able to close your eyes cuz doctor shoved in a metallic shit that forces ur eyelids open yackks
Being born.
Heart transplant
Taking a shit at your girlfriends place
Drowning seems pretty scary ngl
My dad was in the hospital for months in 2015 waiting for a new pair of lungs but he died before getting them. His other organs were donated. I imagine him in this video.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Im sorry for your loss
My brother miguel is currently hospitalized for heart failure. After beating covid he suffered immense damage to his heart. He's been hospitalized since january. The doctors have tried to convince us to let him go twice already, but miguel is a fighter and wants to keep going. He isn't even a candidate for a heart yet, he suffered a stroke while at the hospital and isn't able to move his left side of his body nor speak anymore. Which means he isn't even on the transplant list yet... I hope my brother is able to make it... I'm so sorry for your loss..
@@RobRonnenberg Rest in peace. Sorry to hear that.
Are you lying just for likes or attention? Otherwise im sorry for your loss... Your father is watching you now
Who else started to take deep breaths watching this!
Same
Mee too ... right away watching this video...
I’m scared to watch her breathing
The cigarettes keep me sane
@@pantherowow77 bahhaa amen to that
*_”This is what I like about my job”_* Aww
*sometimes it's not always like this though* ...
@@dannyked7725 unfortunately that's true
Translate pls
may the body who donated the lungs rest in peace and strength to the woman who accepted the lungs! such an amazing video!
My friend got to meet and hold the child who received her granddaughter's heart. Then the girl turned into a sulky teenager with black fingernails. All right!
amin
You mean the person
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Yeah but i dont know if its going to work without complications tho with a donor lungs
Imagine all the things we take for granted.
No.
My father liver transplant done two years ago.Liver donated my aunt. Now my father and aunt are well. please Pray for my father to live long❤️
I pray for your father mate.🙏🙏
@@visheshsah8321 ❤️
May it be as you have requested. 🤲🏽❤
You can donate part of your liver? I would love to do this for my father he has cirrhosis of the liver and it doesn’t work too good but he is a drinker and I wouldn’t want my liver that I donated to go to waste I’m praying for he sovery
I pray for him He will live a long and happy life
Bro the wonder that filled her eyes was so wholesome
Ik it's so wholesome
Ikr!
Yeah being high as all hell and breathing well for the first time makes your eyes the size of dinner plates
I love this
Yes
Whoever passed on and donated a lung is a miracle worker, brings tears
I am a organ donor and when god is done with my body it is hopefully used to do something like this!
@@toddbaumann3980 thank you for your future service, Todd. You make the world a better place
My cousin recently died in a car accident and she had an extremely rare blood type. Her organs were donated and saved multiple lives, its quite amazing to think about
@@birko985 Im sorry for lose!may your cousins memory live on in the person or persons who has received the gift that can only come from death!
My dad just passed away of COPD. He was hoping for a lung transplant but never got it. This makes me happy to see.
Sorry for your loss.
Oh,so sorry for your loss;stay strong☹😞
Condolence
Sorry for your loss.
My brain got a neuron deactivation amd tought that you where happy to see that your dad passed away but condolences.
This is why we all need to be organ donors. I started crying when she breathed on her own and the look on her face. Imagine being so shocked and grateful just for being able to BREATHE!
We agree completely! A beautiful young woman named Lacey is why Jennifer (in the video) is still with us today.
@@RobRonnenberg God bless Lacey and her family for giving life after their own tragedy. I am so glad Jennifer is doing well years on. I send you all (Jennifer, your family and Lacey’s) love & light. 💓
@@aislingsibeallyons3416 thank you for all you do!
Absolutely not. Everyone in this palnt will eventually pass away. Transplant or not. Death is going to come for all of us and there nothing we can do about it. It is inevitable.
We never really understand how lucky we are
Exactly this is dead true
Good point
Imagine never been able to breathe properly and suddenly breathing extremely good Oh my nuggets I have 11k likes?! Edit:13k?!?
Must feel awesome
Experienced it, even without transplantation
it feels amazing
@@TheMrMeris how?
@@Luis-tz8kt got rid of all my allergics and passive asthma.. I would move more than usual or even short run and get instant a breathing panic, it gets tight in my lungs just in seconds...now as a fully healthy person I am free in moving more than usual, even more than that (running, cycling at longer distances) Be beware of that what the world is praising as healthy. 95% in a market store is not necessary for human kind.
The look of shock on her face after extubation is just priceless and so sweet. Plus that little "Hi" afterwards. 😊 I hope she's doing okay still.
The "hi" gets me every time. She's doing great and is less than 2 weeks from celebrating 6 years since the transplant! Still can't believe all we have been through and her amazing spirit!
Modern medicine never ceases to amaze me and im so grateful to live during this time
Now how many of you just took a deep breath and realized how much you take breathing for granted? ✋
Yes
Yes
it's sad to think about :(
The euphoria in her face as shes able to take super deep satisfying breaths is just so awesome. We take it for granted, but people like her and people with other lung diseases would give anything to have those satisfying deep breaths again. Take care of your lungs.
I know right? Isn't it incredible?
I need to stop smoking weed so often
@@mordfustang1933 I quit smoking cigs 2 1/2 years ago. So glad I did.
@@EljinRIP congratulations. I never smoked but I'm sure it wasn't easy. 👍💪
I had a single lung transplant in 2013. I know how she feels! It's amazing to be able to take that deep first breath! Bless her heart and bless the person who donated their lung. Thank god for donors! I am still going strong. I hope she is still doing well. And please, be a donor. When you're gone you're gone and have no use for your organs and you can save someone's life. It's an incredible gift.
We celebrated Jennifer's four year anniversary of her double lung transplant on October 19th, 2021. Thank you all for the kind words and best wishes, she is doing excellent still! Please keep sharing this video to help us spread the word of the power of organ donation!
wonderful :)
So happy to hear, give her a big hug from me! 🤭
God bless her as well as her donor!
The relief on her face is so awesome! Prayers.
I had both double lung and heart transplant
This makes me appreciate being alive. Look at how thankful she is just to be breathing.
Maybe because breathing is living
Same. Just took a deep breath
this is ur “I’m confused why people are commenting times” button
Xd
What stands out to me is that it looks like they kept her pain under control. What a blessing.
When I was 13, I told my parents that if something happens to me and I’m declared brain dead with little to no chance of waking up, I wanted them to let me go and have my organs donated so my death wasn’t in vain. When my grandmother died when I was 15, I repeated that same statement to them. (Her death made me reflect a lot at the time.) it’s been a little over a year now and that still holds true. Watching this video reminded me of that, as well as giving me a comforting feeling that if something happens to me and I am no longer alive, then a least one other person can have a better life from my death.
That is so noble thought, virtual hug to you, respect!
Even though, I have had a transplant, I want to give anything salvageable ,to others. If I’m braid dead.
I think YT algorithm picks up on my ungratefulness and reminds me with these recommendations to be friggen thankful.
It might be doing the same thing for me.
Can we all appreciate the Donor for her to have the ability to breath normally. God bless everyone!
Her name is Lacey and even though we will never meet her, we appreciate her every day.
@@RobRonnenberg felicidades!! Y que todo os vaya muy bien 👍
SHE INHALED LIKE IT WAS THE BEST FOOD SHE EVER TASTED , I PRAY SHE HAS A COMPLETE RECOVERY
She's going strong over 4 years later!
I suddenly appreciate every breath I take.
My mom just got her double lung transplant and 20 mins ago got thru it successfully thank you god for the doctors these people and god for making things like this happen it is a blessing
Congratulations to your mom! Sending my love
CONGRATULATIONS!!! much love to u and ur family, and blessings!
Congratulations!!!!!!! 🎉🎊🍾 The very best of wishes and prayers for her from Illinois!!!
Alhamdulillah
Congratulations to your mom!! She is so strong, I’m very proud of her! ❤️
I love when she says "Hello" and the Doctor says "That's what I like the most about my job"
The first full breath of air ever I bet. The look of astonishment in her eyes is like witnessing a miracle. All the best, happy for you.
My 14 year old cousin had her lung transplant last night after a donor was found. She has pulmonary hypertension and is currently in sedation after a successful operation which took 13 hours, I really hope she wakes up and gets this experience, she’s a very brave girl with her whole life ahead of her. Great Ormond Street Hospital is just amazing ❤️❤️
Congratulations! I hope everything goes as well as possible. Please keep me posted if you can.
@@RobRonnenberg she’s awake and so far she’s doing really well! We’re so thankful, obviously she still has a long way to go but she’s doing amazing 🥰
@@lilyturney1346 tell her to keep it up and if she ever wants to talk to Jennifer please email us at firstbreathlungtransplant@gmail.com!
I love when the surgeon says : "This is why I love my job."
Everybody while watching the video: takes a deeeep breath
😂😂😂
Lmao i didnt even notice i was breathing deep until u mentioned it
I was like it feels that good 😂 so I started breathing deeply 😹
When i watched first time took a deeeeep breath 👏👏👏👏👏
Yes, and more grateful for it than ever after seeing this !
Props to the person who donated his organs and lungs
Or her
@@niamhsurtees9276 yes I’m sure they know vital organs aren’t gender specific lmao
Seeing her reaction to being able to breathe on her own is exactly why I signed up to be an organ donor when I renewed my health card at 16. If I would be willing to accept an organ to improve my quality of life, I need to be willing to do the same for others.
🤣🤣🤣
Same.
EVERYONE should be registered as organ donors so more people like her get a chance to live happy, heathy lives!
You mean forcing dead or alive people to be donors?
@@mickeymanson5681 lmao it’s not about forcing people. When people get their drivers license they get the choice of registering as an organ donor. You can also register through your states organ donor registry. Being an organ donor is one of the simplest and greatest ways to give back to people in need. You can help several lives by donating various organs that you no longer need after you have passed away.
@@lizstar1998 Well some people are religious so that would cause protests
Don’t sign up as an organ donor when you get your license. Doctors get paid when their patient ( whose an organ donor ) passes away. And some doctors will use that as an advantage and ( not all doctors, but it’s happened before ) not try as hard to save you so they can get paid. If i were you, i’d sign up online. that away it doesn’t go on your license.
@@RealPyro88 if for strict religious reasons that’s understandable but other than that I don’t see any other reason why you wouldn’t donate tour organs to people who need them.
"Health is a crown on your head that only sick people can see"
That's beautiful
It truly is. I'd do anything to be healthy again.
@@doralevitt2879 it is an algerian proverb and i like it
@@user-vu2yb1gy4l you will be .... in this life or in another
Wish I had that crown.
Doctor: Now here is your medical bill. Patient: ^hyperventilating*
Uno reverse card: shes actually from canada so the doctor will just give her money
I have a chronic respiratory disease, it’s not as severe as this but I can still relate Seeing this lady move her arms to express all the « space » in her lungs when she breathes in and her look of immense relief on her face just brought tears to my eyes, wonderful!!
FACT: you became self-consious of your breathing during this video.
Joke's on you I already am
Only because if this comment. 😑👆
Not true
Nope
No
we literally all just got this recommended at the same time huh
Apparently so my dude
*KZhead Algorithm* “So you guys are probably wondering why I brought you all together here today”
*KZhead Algorithm* "So you guys are probably wondering why I brought you all together here today"
Hiii
I had a high school friend that died in 1982 at the age of 21 from cystic fibrosis. This is wonderful. RIP to a great guy Trey Holderby.
I'm sorry you lost your friend.
why is everyone getting recommended this video on christmas eve 3 years later? either way i love it
Because you clicked on it, triggering a chain reaction
I don't why but we're happy it's going around, we hope the more people who see it then it will inspire some to register as organ donors.
Is this just suddenly showing up in everyone’s recommended
I don't know how the recommendation stuff works, but if more people see it and become donors that's great with us.
Rob Ronnenberg This was a beautiful thing to see!! I was taking big breaths with her!!!
This is why I'm an organ donor! Wonderful!
This makes me want to cry. Our health is so vital. God bless that doctor
True me 2
I teared up.
That’s why I’m an organ donor! If my death could give this much joy to a few families it was not in vain.
There should be more people like you
I wish I'm able to donate my life to those who wanted to live
We need more people like you!❤️
Idk why Im here but Im glad she's breathing
I don't know either, but this was awesome to watch🤩
I was very happy for this woman. This was not due to smoking but it was a condition she was born with. I wished my mother never smoked. She passed in 2014 and she suffered for many years with COPD and lung cancer. Both conditions are so painful and it is painful for the family members to see their love ones in so much pain. I am sure this woman suffered her whole life and I hope things are working out for her and she can live a happier life without pain.
may she rest in peace
wow this video makes me never want to take my lungs for granted again.... just stopped smoking last week
Thank you to the unknown donor. Rest in peace, you did the right decision and made a great gift
Did everyone get recommended this video today for some reason? merry christmas everyone.
Yeah, why is that?
merry christmas my guy
I think it’s to remind us to be grateful for what we have and what we can so easily lose...but most of all , become an organ donor 💕💯💫
@@AlaskaPatty907 aww sweet but why now after many years later?
@@aidandsouza2005 I have no idea🤷🏻♀️
It’s so humbling to see someone so ecstatic taking a deep breath. Something we do thousands of times per day without even thinking about it. Just goes to show how much we all take for granted in our lives.
As a transplant recipient (kidney) There is no greater gift you can give to another human being. May God bless all involved.
Anybody just suddenly get this in their recommendations?
Holy shit we booth have the same name and I like apples (just like your profile picture) Holy shit-
@@vesselsel 😀😮
Another Ryan here. And yes, I got this in my recommendations.
Wow! I teared up a bit seeing how she was appreciating every breath that she took. I'm incredibly grateful for functioning lungs at this point. Amazing!
anyone else watching at the same time?
i am.
yes
Me
Stop like-begging
Does now count?
I'm never complaining about anything ever again.
The look of unimaginable relief and calm on this woman’s face... 😌
It's such a great feeling to see even someone you don't know show that unmistakable face of complete joy at experiencing something that we all take for granted...
Thank you to the loving family who donated their loved ones organs so that others may live.
Her name is Lacey and she is the reason Jennifer is still with us today.
@@RobRonnenberg God bless Lacey. Hope shes peaceful in rest
This is why I’m an organ donor. To give people a second chance at life when mine is over.
Me too!!! Can't take it with us, save someone's loved one
Thank you joth so very much!
@@RobRonnenberg praying all is well with both of you. Thanks for the inspiration!!
Her eyes rolling back in her head says it all. Congratulations.
The look on her face can't be put into words. Makes you appreciate just walking around.
Shooketh describes her face
Amazing how most of us take for granted "little" things like the ability to breathe or walk. You don't realize how special and valuable they are until you lose them.
So true
God bless you honey! My mother has Lung cancer and everyday I see her struggling to breathe. I wish all people could be saved by a transplant. Nothing, NOTHING in this life is for granted!
Liked
Little surprised. I came to comment for docs saving live but I saw I already commented 3 years ago and it was about the docs saving people's life. Wow, KZhead algorithm.
As one who smoked for 45 years and never wore a dust mask at my jobs as an Electrician, now at sixty years old on oxygen 24/7 with COPD and Emphysema, I can really relate to this Woman in the fact that I abused my lungs, while she through no fault of Her own, was born with faulty ones. God bless the person who was her organ donor and the doctors who operated on Her.
Cant you get new lungs,too?
whats COPD?
@@anton_c8gur Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. It's sort of like asthma, since it's also an inflammatory lung disease, but instead of the airways being constricted when exposed to certain allergens (as with asthma), it is instead caused by damage to the alveoli, which is where CO2 is exchanged for oxygen. People with COPD/emphysema might have to wear an oxygen tube in order to get enough of it.
@@Soleilune1995 tnx. i need to bike more and more whenever im not in work so i could minimize or stop my smoking
@@ubub834 They don’t give out lungs like candy. You have to be a great candidate. Meaning you gotta be healthy. In the best shape. And age matters as well. This is so that the rarely donated lungs are not physically rejected from your body, or wasted on someone who would have just abused the lungs again
Anyone else start taking long deep breaths when she did?
Yes lol
Not really. You see, I'm in the toilet 🚽, so no 😂😂😂
I did 😹
Takes me back to my three heart operations. Value the simple things in life people. This is one of them. Salaam Alaikum and may grant this woman cure.
I love how the Dr said. "This is why I like my job"
We actually don't realize how lucky we are...
Why are we all here at the same time? Lol. Merry Christmas!!
Hello stranger
merry christmas!
heyyyy
I quit smoking at the end of January, 2021. I really needed to see this. Let's all take good care of our organs so they can be healthy when we donate them to a truly special person like the lady in this video 😊
This is one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed in my life.
Her facial expression shows just how much she appreciates each and every breath she's able to take by herself, something we all should be thankful for.
"This is what I like about my job" makes me think about how much heartbreak he probably has to deal with on a daily basis.
Lungs are the most important organs of our body. Saving them is crucial fo our life.
To the family out there who made the heart-wrenching decision to move forward with their loved one’s organ donation, I’m sure this woman and her family thanks you.
It’s a dead persons lungs
@@jacobmandouglaswatchingacc9377 You don't just get a dead person's lungs... you need their families permission unless the person signed some documents before they died.
We do and are grateful for them and Lacey every day. They are amazing people, we've had the honor of meeting them.
You just put that you want to be an organ donor when you renew your drivers license. It shows up as a little red heart on mine. My lungs are messed up, but maybe something else would be useful to someone if I was in a sudden deadly accident.
*Did we all got this in our recommended few minutes ago this?*
Yes
Yes 🌷
the simplest things we take for granted
I had to watch that moment time after time after time. Imagine realizing you get to LIVE.
Now if this doesn't encourage you to be an organ donor I don't know what else could. The simple joy of breath. God bless her.
А ведь это для многих людей обычное действие, на которое мы не обращаем внимания.. А у нее глаза блестят аж, удачи ей
She looks like shes getting high just by breathing normally. i cant imagine how frightening it must be to live constantly without the ability to get enough air
Trust me it's hard...I am on inhaler for like 6 months now, and it's hard, not being able to get enough air🥺
High on life. That must feel so good to breathe on her own for the first time.
I can't get enough air for no reason and it's horrible-
I watched my grandfather fight for air when he had lung cancer that ravaged him. He fought like hell in that 19 months. He was told he wouldn’t make it 6 weeks when he was diagnosed. I can’t wait to see him again one day. 💔
Same
I had a transplant as well, and though it wasn’t my lungs I can relate to this so much. Transplant is scary, but the best feeling in the world is waking up to find out that the operation worked.
I think I can imagine the hapiness...
I've chosen to be an organ donor and I really hope that whoever gets to use my body later in life receives this level of bliss.
I just took a deep breath and realized how good it actually feels to breathe. It’s not only what we need to do to live, it’s also really relaxing😌💕✨🥰
I disagree. I have a sore throat from a cold
Мы даже не представляем насколько кайфово просто дышать свежим воздухом самостоятельно
My mom is waiting for a transplant and this gives me so much hope that she will be okay. ❤️
I hope she gets her transplant. Jennifer is going strong still 4 1/2 years later. If you have any questions or just want to reach out to people who have been there, please email us at firstbreathlungtransplant@gmail.com. Best wishes to you and your mom.
Hope your mom has a successful surgery !!!
Gos bless your mom, I hope She will be fine...
Did everyone just get this in their recommended today?
Yes.. and can’t believe the amount of dislikes.... people are so miserable. Praying For those who disliked this...
I am CF too and had double-lung transplant 11 years ago. First breath is the most exhilarating sigh of relief, like being born anew. Uttering my first word brought tears to my eyes. I love her facial expression, so grateful and appreciative, it's a magical moment that stays with you always.
Congratulations and thank you for sharing! Eleven years is an inspiration and gives Jennifer hope for being here long term for her kids, family, and friends!
When I first saw this I had to call my wife to watch. Of course she couldn’t be there when I was de-intubated and marveled at her joy and asked if that was how it was for me. Didn’t have to say anything. We cried together for a bit.
@@grobish we cry each time we see it still.
@@RobRonnenberg Sir , please reply me , can a COPD patient be cured after lung transplant ? If she is suffering from Chronic Asthma too ? Can she be cured then too ?
@@RobRonnenberg Can anybody help me for my transplant please suggest me good country please
so youtube just randomly wanted us all to be here at the same time
And as long as people see it and sons register as organ donors then we're pleased it's still going around.
This genuinely left me speechless. Thank u god I am healthy today
She just looks so happy now that she can breath, im glad she got her new lungs! ☺