Sarah Murnaghan: Pennsylvania 10-Year-Old Had 2nd Lung Transplant After First Failed, Family Says

[Purveyor]

PHILADELPHIA - A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who underwent a double-lung transplant amid a national debate over the organ allocation process received a second set of lungs after the first failed, and has now taken some breaths on her own, the girl's parents said Friday.

The first set of lungs failed within hours of the June 12 transplant at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and Sarah Murnaghan was placed on machines, according to her mother. She was placed back on the lung transplant list the night after her surgery and received a second set of lungs on June 15.

"We were told ... that she was going to die," Janet Murnaghan said at a news conference Friday afternoon as she explained why Sarah's second transplant was not publicly disclosed. "We weren't prepared to live out her dying in public."

The suburban Philadelphia girl initially received lungs from an adult donor after her parents sued over national rules that place children behind adolescents and adults on the priority list for adult lungs -- even if the children are sicker and are capable of accepting adult organs.

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[JI7]

1. i really hope this one works out for her, do we know why the first lungs didn't work

?

[Purveyor]

3. I didn't even realize there was a problem until I read this article. How sad, indeed. eom

[JI7]

4. yeah, i assumed she was ok but they say the first one failed within hours

but it's been over a week since she got the 2nd one plus they say it's infected with pneumonia but so far she is still ok so it looks hopeful.

[virgogal]

2. That poor little girl. Her suffering must be immense. I pray that these lungs work out.