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Diane Webber

He lived without lungs for a day. How a remarkable transplant operation saved him

Davey Bauer was near death six months ago after the flu and another bacterial infection wasted his lungs. Now he says he's feeling stronger each day as he recovers from a double lung transplant. (José M. Osorio/Northwestern Medicine)

If he had it to do all over again, Davey Bauer might have gotten a flu shot. For sure, he would have said no thank you to cigarettes and then vaping.

Instead, Bauer has a story to tell about living for a day with no lungs on his way to a lifesaving double-lung transplant.

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