Donate Life Thank You Day: double lung transplant recipient and Hasluck MHR promote day

THE ADVOCATE | Montana Ardon

Ken Wyatt and Ceri Ovans. Picture: David Baylis

DOUBLE lung transplant recipient and Guildford resident Ceri Ovans has teamed up with Hasluck MHR Ken Wyatt to promote this year’s Donate Life Thank You day, held on Sunday.

Born with Cystic Fibrosis, a disease that affects the lungs and digestive system, the 29-year-old was in desperate need of a transplant to survive.

“I have always been a very active person – I love to cycle, row and run – but it had got to the stage where my lung capacity was so bad I couldn’t do any of these things anymore,” she said.

“The doctors had said to me that unless I had a double lung transplant I wouldn’t survive another two years.” Continue reading

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