{"id":3538,"date":"2017-02-28T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/howell-graham-who-received-a-lung-transplant-at-unc-hospitals-is-now-the-longest-surviving-lung-transplant-patient-in-the-united-states-he-talks-about-his-transplant-the-first-for-a-cystic-fibrosis-pa\/"},"modified":"2018-10-10T17:19:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-10T21:19:12","slug":"howell-graham-who-received-a-lung-transplant-at-unc-hospitals-is-now-the-longest-surviving-lung-transplant-patient-in-the-united-states-he-talks-about-his-transplant-the-first-for-a-cystic-fibrosis-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/howell-graham-who-received-a-lung-transplant-at-unc-hospitals-is-now-the-longest-surviving-lung-transplant-patient-in-the-united-states-he-talks-about-his-transplant-the-first-for-a-cystic-fibrosis-pa\/","title":{"rendered":"Howell Graham, who received a lung transplant at UNC Hospitals, is now the longest-surviving lung transplant patient in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='image-section'>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\">\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/854\/2018\/09\/unc-patient-celebrates-20th-anniversary-of-successful-transplant-image2.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" alt=\"image2\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">\n    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>In 1990, Howell Graham was the first cystic fibrosis patient to receive a lung transplant at UNC Hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>At that time, Graham was 28. His cystic fibrosis had progressed to the point that it was difficult to walk across a room. He didn&#8217;t think he could go on living that way.<\/p>\n<p>His surgeon,<a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/ct\/faculty\/egan\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"egan\"> Thomas Egan, MD, MSc<\/a>, professor of surgery in the UNC Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, had come to UNC in 1989 to start its lung transplant program. Egan is an <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/health\/lungs-dont-die-when-you-do-new-transplant-program-could-2D11603373\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Egan-research\">internationally known researcher<\/a> on lung transplantation.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of Graham&#8217;s surgery, cystic fibrosis patients were not considered good candidates for lung transplant. But a new technique for performing a double lung transplant had been developed. Egan knew Graham was a good candidate.<\/p>\n<p>All these years later, Graham, of Wilmington, still vividly remembers the moment he heard that a set of donor lungs might be available.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dr. Egan told me he was flying out to look at some lungs and I had all of these questions for him like &#8216;What if your plane is delayed?&#8217; or \u2018What if there&#8217;s a traffic jam?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He looked at me and said &#8216;Howell, it&#8217;s like Greyhound, leave the driving to us.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since receiving his lung transplant, Graham has built a successful career in a real estate appraisal firm. He met and married his wife. They bought their first home. He&#8217;s also had a lot of fun on his boat at Wrightsville Beach. He is now the <span class=\"external-link\">longest-surviving lung transplant patient<\/span> in the United States, and one of the longest survivors in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncmedicalcenter.org\/uncmc\/care-treatment\/transplant-care\/lung-transplant\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"lung-transplant\"><span class=\"external-link\">UNC Lung Transplant Program<\/span><\/a>, which led the way for lung transplants for cystic fibrosis patients, became one of the largest and most successful CF lung transplant programs in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Not a day goes by that Graham isn&#8217;t thankful for the gift he received in 1990. And he&#8217;s made it his mission to spread the word about the importance of organ donation. He knows he likely wouldn&#8217;t be here without it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This portion of my life has been the best by far,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Read a News &#038; Observer story about Graham <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/state\/north-carolina\/article134968464.html\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Graham talked about his transplant and gratitude to his donor&#8217;s family <a class=\"external-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QdmqWJ2pZ8I\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\">here<\/a>, in a UNC Health Care video.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1990, Howell Graham was the first cystic fibrosis patient to receive a lung transplant at UNC Hospitals. At that time, Graham was 28. 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