We’re opening our Lung Transplant Series with Stuart’s double lung transplant story—co-hosted with Bethany. From the ICU moment of “We can’t save your lungs”, through a recovery “close plan” (yes, the sock test), to a late-night message from his donor’s mother, this is our most personal episode yet.Released during the Lung Transplant Foundation’s National Lung Transplant Awareness Week and National Lung Transplant Awareness Day (October 9, 2025), we share what organ donation makes possible—and how families and teams can lead with grace when life hits hard.You’ll hear about:• The call that changed everything—and the mindset pivot from despair to plan• The “close plan” for recovery (walk, walk, walk) and the legendary sock test• Bethany’s perspective: balancing family, sales leadership, and grief• Grace at work: how teammates and managers can actually help• A message from the donor’s mother—and honoring the gift• Practical ways to protect the immunocompromised in your lifeTimestamps:00:00 Welcome & Awareness Week/Day01:30 Gratitude to Vanderbilt & donor families06:35 Diagnosis → rapid decline → ICU15:03 “We can’t save your lungs.” (mindset pivot)20:48 A match is found & surgery day24:30 Recovery begins: walk, walk, walk28:52 The “close plan” & the sock test32:05 Bethany’s side: family, work, coping35:00 Grace at work: leadership lessons38:00 Donor letter - connecting with grief42:00 How to help + CTAs44:30 OutroListen if you want to: hear a real-world transplant journey, learn how to support loved ones (and colleagues) through crisis, and understand why registering as an organ donor truly changes families on both sides.Support the show:📬 Subscribe to the Substack → https://haverin.substack.com☕ Buy us a coffee with a Ko-fi tip → https://ko-fi.com/haverinResources & Links Mentioned:Lung Transplant Foundation: 🔗https://lungtransplantfoundation.org/US —Register as an organ donor: 🔗 https://www.organdonor.gov/UK — NHS Organ Donor Register: 🔗https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision/Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Lung Transplant Program: 🔗https://www.vanderbilthealth.com/program/lung-transplantHaverin Substack Breathing Forward: A timeline of resilience: 🔗https://haverin.substack.com/p/breathing-forward-a-timeline-of-resilience?r=2vmx1lWhere are we with Lung Transplants in 2025?:🔗https://haverin.substack.com/p/where-we-are-with-lung-transplants?r=2vmx1lTacro, Tacro, Tacro! (Explaining our antirejection drugs):🔗https://haverin.substack.com/p/tacro-tacro-tacro?r=2vmx1lJenny McFarland’s transplant podcast (Stuart’s guest episode): 🔗https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-youre-going-through-hell-just-keep-going-with/id1486712428?i=1000639375812

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