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Alex Heisel, 26, of Post Falls shares her journey from an ailing cystic fibrosis patient to a recovering transplant survivor. After receiving two donated lungs in a 12-hour surgery Oct. 30 at Stanford Medical Center, Heisel is back home two months ahead of schedule and is doing better than expected. Sitting with her is her best friend, Katy Rhodes.
January 19, 2018
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January 19, 2018 midnight
Post Falls woman comes home a transplant survivor
POST FALLS — Saying goodbye to her family for what could have been the final time was one of the hardest things Alex Heisel ever had to do.