“Nine years with my beautiful, healthy lungs. At almost 40 years old, I know how truly lucky I am to be here. I was lucky to receive two double lung transplants and a kidney transplant. Thanks to the families of my donors who said ‘yes’ to organ donation, my story continues. Over the past nine years, I have done so many things that I only dreamed of. I have traveled. I went back to work as a nurse for a few years. I became a mom, and we bought a house! None of these things would have been possible without organ donation. So please, if you are not already registered — do so today. Your organs do nothing for you after you’re gone — why not let someone else live a longer, healthier life?! Thank you, Jeny (my first organ donor), my sister Christine (whose kidney I have) and ‘Angelo’ (my second lung transplant organ donor). I think of these three people every single day. I am grateful for every extra day that I am alive and I hope for many, many more.” -Katy Monte, an adult with #cysticf...