My wife and I spent a great deal of time researching lung transplant in general, and then comparing various transplant centers. And thatÕs when we decided that UVA seemed to fit us and our lifestyle the best. The lung transplant results, the survivor rates, also the volume, and the wait times. I canÕt imagine what another lung transplant program could give to a caregiver that I didnÕt have access to. They werenÕt only concerned about AnnÕs rehabilitation; they were well aware of the kind of stress it was going to put on me. So they were very cognizant of checking in with me all the time to see how I was handling it; make sure that I was doing okay. I came to a support group meeting here, and there were about three people whoÕd had lung transplants, and I sat and listened to them. And they all talked very positively about the transplant, about the experience here at UVA. I was diagnosed at age 50 with pulmonary fibrosis and rheumatoid arthritis. I was listed for a lung transplant in 2016 at two different institutions. I had three dry runs, and I received lungs from the University of Virginia on March 19th, 2017. I can run with my grandchildren now versus watching them run, and so itÕs just amazing. I mean I just have more energy, and just can do so many more things than I could before.