Teenager Finally Gets New Lungs in St. Louis

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Odell Terry has spend half of his 16-year-old life waiting for a new set of lungs. This month, after overcoming one obstacle after another, he finally got his lung transplant.

According to KSDK, it took so long for the transplant to take place because in the meantime, everything that could have gone wrong did. The first possible lung transplant a few years ago turned out to be no good, then his relatives back home in Tennessee stole all the money from his medical account, and finally, his family lost their home last year when his oxygen tanks caught fire. (The teen was on oxygen to help him cope with his cystic fibrosis.) Docs at St. Louis Children's Hospital say that he's now doing great. Good luck with your new lungs, Odell.