my transplant was on dec 29,1998. (jon voights birthday) in Vancouver Canada.i waited two years, breathing maximum o2 allowed for home patients...spent more than half my life in hospital, constant iv therapy. dependant 100% on family.i was in my early 20's. I was embarrassed to tell my friends.eventually i did, and the true friends embraced me forever!had transplant 2 years later... i cant explain those two years now!!!certain complications,,, but got released from hospital three weeks later,life was about to begin!i began chasing the girl i had my eye on when i was four years sick and homeridden.spent two awful years with her. thought i would never find "love" again.i was wrong.i started to play in local bands .GOOD and successful local bands,i started working at a friends Spcial makeup and creature effcts company's ( www.fleshandfantasy.com) four months after my surgery.joined 2 bands. One became succesful.We toured all across Canada, then Europe,,, band was- Zimmers Hole www.legionofflames.com.(recently got booted off hte site because i quit......to fully focus on my movie/ makeup carreer www.imdb.com (look up christ stanley).much more , ETC...i really wanted to leave a few words of encouragment for cf patients getting near to/ or REALLY considering Lung transplant.any questions? e-mail mestanleyskindeep@hotmail.com