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'Go to Hospice or Get These Lungs': Muni Long Given One Week to Live After Shocking Tour Collapse

R&B star Muni Long has revealed she was given one week to live and faced a stark choice between hospice care and a double lung transplant after collapsing during Brandy and Monica's tour.

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Muni Long underwent life-saving treatment after she was given 1 week to live

Singer-songwriter Muni Long has told how she underwent an emergency double lung transplant after being "faced with [her] own mortality" and given just one week to live.

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Queen Sonja of Norway Shares "Fantastic" News About Ailing Daughter-in-Law Crown Princess Mette-Marit

The future queen is expected to remain hospitalized "for several weeks to come" following a lung transplant.

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Norwegian Crown Princess undergoes successful lung transplant

The 52-year-old will remain in hospital for a number of weeks so that doctors can monitor for any complications, Arnt Fiane, a professor of medicine at the University of Oslo, said.

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Norway’s Crown Princess has lung transplant after incurable condition diagnosis

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Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit undergoes successful lung transplant in Oslo

It comes amid a challenging time for Norway’s royal family

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Norway's crown princess has successful lung transplant

Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a lung transplant after being told she likely had only a year to live as her chronic illness worsened.

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit's Son Says He Fears It Could Be the "Last Time" He Sees His Ailing Mother if He's Not Released From Prison

Marius Borg Høiby is currently awaiting the verdict of his rape trial as well as his mother's lung transplant.

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Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit placed on a lung transplant list

Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a lung transplant list due to worsening pulmonary fibrosis

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Norway’s Crown Princess placed on lung transplant waiting list

Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on the waiting list for a lung transplant following a serious deterioration of her chronic lung disease. Euronews Health explains the background for such a procedure.

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Norway's crown princess on list for lung transplant

Crown Princess Mette-Marit's "life-threatening lung disease has worsened and the Norwegian royal has been placed on the list for a transplant.

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Skin patch from organ donor helped patient spot his new lung was being rejected

Darren White, 53, was given steroids when tests showed his body was rejecting his new lung three months after his transplant.

Evening Standard

Couple whose lives were saved by organ donation urge people to join register

Richard Caulkin had a double lung transplant in 2009, while his wife Wendy received a new heart in 2011 and now needs a new kidney.

The Independent UK

Man was kept alive on artificial lung for two days while he waited for double transplant

Only about 150 to 200 lung transplants are carried out in the UK each year and it can be hard to find a suitable donor

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Norwegian Royal Family Issues Urgent Update on Future Queen's Health as She Undergoes "Long Process" for Lung Transplant

"I have always hoped that we would be able to keep the disease in check with medication, and the development has actually been quite slow up until now."

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Woman, 53, becomes UK’s longest survivor of heart and lung transplant

Katie Mitchell had procedure at 15 after being diagnosed with Eisenmenger syndrome, a rare congenital disease

The Independent UK

Woman inspires others after becoming longest survivor of heart and lung transplant

The 53-year-old has inspired other transplant recipients, who may think they have only a few years to live

Evening Standard

Woman becomes longest survivor of heart and lung transplant

Katie Mitchell had a combined heart and lung transplant 38 years ago.

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Researchers perform a cross-species lung transplantation

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Scientists perform world’s first pig-to-human lung transplant

Organ remains functional for nine days after surgery

The Independent UK

Ben Askren shares tearful update as former UFC star is finally released from hospital

The former Olympian had to undergo a double lung transplant after suddenly falling ill

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Former MMA champ Ben Askren says he lost 50 pounds in 45 days after contracting pneumonia and getting a double lung transplant: 'I only died 4 times'

Jake Paul said he pledged to help pay Askren's medical bills because "none of these people, like Dana [White] or anyone, are stepping in."

International Business Times UK

Ben Askren Opens Up From Hospital Bed After Double Lung Transplant: 'I Only Died Four Times'

Former UFC star Ben Askren has offered a rare, emotional Instagram update from his hospital bed following a double lung transplant, revealing he flat‑lined four times, lost 50 lbs in 45 days and has no memory of the ordeal.

The Independent UK

Former Olympic wrestler and MMA star Ben Askren recovering from double lung transplant

Olympic wrestler and former UFC fighter Ben Askren has undergone a double lung transplant after battling severe pneumonia

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Ex-MMA Star Ben Askren Says He 'Died Four Times' Before Receiving Double Lung Transplant

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