Data: How does the U.S. womenâs soccer team pay compare to the men? U.S. Midfielder Megan Rapinoe is fouled by Colombia defender Angela Clavijo during the round of 16 in the FIFA 2015 womenâs World Cup. The U.S. went on to win the competition, their third World Cup championship.
Colleen Kohse is believed to be the longest living cystic fibrosis patient/survivor of a double heart/lung transplant. She went to England in 1989 for that and is celebrating two decades of good health. She is here with her Louisiana Catahoula Leopard dog named Bandit. Photograph by: Ian Smith, Vancouver Sun.
However, lung transplants in cystic fibrosis patients are controversial because some studies suggest the procedure does not prolong life or help patients live better on a day-to-day basis, according to the Mayo Clinic.he first year after a transplant is the most critical, and doctors are on the lookout for complications they know can arise, Franco said. Because it is not common for cystic fibrosis patients to have severe lung damage as young children, those who undergo the procedure are typically teenagers, Franco said.