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Almeda had a double lung transplant

Almeda fought a battle with cystic fibrosis from birth, but it was just as she finished high school that her health began to steadily decline.'I was losing a lot of weight, I was in and out of hospital, and at the ER regularly. I had no energy and was barely able to hold down a part-time job,' Almeda said. 'I’d spend my uni holidays in hospital trying to get as well as possible for the next semester, until finally my health deteriorated to a point where there were no other options. I desperately needed a double-lung transplant.'Almeda was on the waitlist for just 6 weeks when she received her life-saving phone call.'The transplant has changed by life beyond recognition,' said Almeda . 'Before the transplant, the simplest tasks, like walking my dogs, would completely exhaust me. Now I have so much energy I just want to go and do as much as I can each day, and I absolutely love that!'Almeda is now able to exercise several times per week, can run for the first time in 9 years, has a full-time job and finally feels able to start planning for the future.'I initially found the idea of a transplant daunting but looking back I can’t believe how far I’ve come and am so thankful for having the conversation about organ and tissue donation and honouring that choice,' she said.