Hélène Campbell responsive after double-lung transplant surgery
Posted Apr 9, 2012 09:23:27 AM.
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TORONTO, On. — Just days after her double-lung transplant surgery, Hélène Campbell is becoming more responsive and is doing leg exercises in bed.
The Barrhaven woman was in a medically-induced coma after her seven hour surgery on Friday and doctors predicted she wouldn’t wake up for three to four days.
But according to the 20-year-old’s Twitter feed, she is now communicating using an alphabetic board.
Sunday afternoon @alungstory tweeted “Hélène continues to remain stable, she is able to do some breathing on her own but is still helped with the ventilator.”
Surgeon Tom Waddell called the surgery a success but warned it could be two weeks until he knows if her body has accepted the lungs.
Hélène is the force behind A Lung Story, an online campaign which raises awareness about organ donation.
The double-lung transplant recipient has boosted the organ donation registry, with the help of stars like Ellen DeGeneres and Justin Bieber.
