Life After a Double Lung Transplant | Jess Avenell Part 2 - Forkin' Good with Simon Gault & Kate Fenwick | Lyssna här

What happens after the transplant is over and you're expected to get on with living?

In Part 2 of our conversation with double lung transplant recipient and health coach Jess Avenell, we explore the side of transplantation that doesn't always get talked about: rebuilding your health, finding a new normal, creating the right support network and learning how to live well with the second chance you've been given.

Six and a half years after receiving new lungs, Jess shares what she wishes she'd known before her transplant, why recovery involves far more than medical care, and how nutrition, movement, behaviour and lifestyle can complement the medical support transplant recipients receive.

We also talk about the enormous role played by family, friends and support people, and why those caring for transplant recipients need support too.

Jess takes us inside the extraordinary Transplant Games, where organ recipients, living donors and transplant families come together to compete, connect and celebrate the additional years of life made possible through organ donation.

And there's an important conversation for every New Zealander: having "donor" on your driver's licence isn't the whole story. Jess explains why talking openly with your family about your wishes matters.

Today, Jess uses her lived experience as The Transplant Coach, helping transplant recipients and their support crews navigate their own journeys with greater strength, health and hope.

Find Jess and learn more:
The Transplant Coach: thetransplantcoach.co.nz
Instagram & Facebook: The Transplant Coach

If you haven't watched Part 1 yet, check out our previous episode to hear Jess's remarkable story of receiving a double lung transplant.

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