Lung Transplant

Jennifer Ronnenberg, a double lung transplant patient, along with her husband, Rob, and Mayo experts will participate in a panel discussion following a showing of[...]

By In the Loop • January 21, 2020

Caren Shank was her late husband Steve's caregiver, supporter, and partner in raising awareness about causes he cared about, including organ donation. Even after his[...]

By In the Loop • April 25, 2019

Jennifer Jones and her fiancé, Rob Ronnenberg, never could have imagined their wedding would be televised. But then a viral video caught the attention of[...]

By In the Loop • March 5, 2019

This year's Rose Parade was especially meaningful to lung transplant recipient Steve Shank, who rode on the Donate Life float while holding a photo of[...]

By In the Loop • January 10, 2019

Tim Fairclough's wait for a lung transplant meant months in the hospital, where he experienced caring and compassion from staff at all levels — and[...]

By In the Loop • October 23, 2018

In just five years since a double lung transplant at Mayo Clinic, Curtis Higgons has gone from not knowing "what having good lungs felt like"[...]

By In the Loop • September 25, 2018

Steve Shank and his wife will never forget the moment they learned Steve would be getting the transplant he needed to save his life. They’ll[...]

By In the Loop • September 6, 2018

When Rob Ronnenberg captured the moment his fiancée took her first breath with new lungs, he did so only to preserve the powerful moment. But[...]

By In the Loop • March 1, 2018

Over a decade ago, Shirley Brill was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive lung disease that was taking her breath away. An organ donor’s[...]

By In the Loop • February 13, 2018

Conventional wisdom says Kim Shobe should not be alive right now. One of Mayo Clinic's early lung transplant patients, Kim received a single-lung transplant in[...]

By In the Loop • March 28, 2017