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Connecting with Others

From attending a support group to skimming our quarterly e-newsletter, Breathing Buddies offers numerous ways for you to connect with fellow patients and caregivers — to hear from people who can truly relate to what you’re going through because they’ve been through it, too.

In particular, our exclusive Breathing Buddies Facebook group offers you a private, safe space to connect with others who share your questions or concerns, and can offer advice and encouragement in real time. Plus, easily exchange article links, informational videos, personal photos and more!

Stories from Breathing Buddies

Jim C., lung transplant patient.

Waiting for a Lung Transplant During COVID-19

"It's been 6-and-a-half years since I had my lung transplant at Temple. Everything was going well until I was having difficulty breathing and felt very tired. It turns out, I was in chronic rejection of my lung transplant."

Read Jim C.'s experience >