//'My donor saved me twice': Double lung transplant recipient survives COVID-19

'My donor saved me twice': Double lung transplant recipient survives COVID-19

In 2016, a double lung transplant saved the life of a Colorado Springs woman. In 2020, those lungs were tested when she caught COVID-19.Linda Regis said her organ donor saved her life a second time, she told KCNC-TV.“My lung capacity was to where I couldn’t breathe anymore,” Regis explained.Linda had end stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For 8 years, she depended on oxygen.“Me looking