Utah mom of five pursues groundbreaking double-lung transplant after Stage 4 cancer

A 39-year-old Utah mother of five who has never smoked is pursuing a rare staged double-lung transplant through Northwestern Medicine’s DREAM Program after Stage 4 cancer left her reliant on oxygen and with limited options. The first-stage surgery is planned in Chicago, after which she would be listed for donor lungs and undergo a second procedure; the family will relocate for treatment and rely on GoFundMe campaigns to cover housing, travel and medical costs.