A man from Southern California is in Chicago. He is waiting for a double-lung transplant. This man is Deron Wells. He has stage 4 lung cancer.  He has been fighting for months to get this transplant. His health insurance company made things hard for him. They denied his coverage. This fight got a lot of attention online.  It was a tough battle.  He had to fly from Los Angeles to Chicago. He was sedated most of the time. He was part of a lung transplant study at Northwestern Medicine.

Deron Wells is a husband and a father of three.  He is determined to get better. He wants to go back to his family.  He wants to live his life.  He was put on the transplant list just two days ago.  He got the call that a donor was found.  This was a big surprise.  He and his wife did not expect it to happen so fast.  He is now preparing for the surgery.  It will take eight to ten hours.  He will get new lungs.  He will get a new chance at life.  He will never forget the person who gave him this chance.  He will never meet them.  But he will always be grateful.  His wife said they have to thank the donor and the donor's family.  They are very generous.  They gave Deron a second chance at life.

The surgery is planned for Friday night.  Hopefully, everything will go well.  Deron will get the breath of new life.  He will be able to go back to his family.  He will be able to live his life.  A GoFundMe campaign has been set up.  It will help Deron with his medical expenses.  Many people have been supporting him.  They want to help him in his fight.  They want to see him get better.  They want to see him go back to his family.  They want to see him live his life.

Lung cancer is a serious disease.  It affects many people.  It can be life-threatening.  It can be hard to treat.  But there is hope.  There are treatments available.  There are people who are willing to help.  There are people who are willing to donate their organs.  They give others a second chance at life.  They give others the chance to live their lives.  They give others the chance to go back to their families.  They give others the chance to breathe again.  They give others the chance to live.

A Southern California Man's Race Against Time

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