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South Dakota native Tyrel Tanner was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis at the age of 4. Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that caused progressive lung damage, persistent infections and eventually respiratory failure.  He has had countless hospitalizations over the years since his diagnosis and went through multiple daily treatments to delay the inevitable loss of lung function.  Despite the toll the disease took on Tyrel, he refused to give into it. ...

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The younger years

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Edgemont Fundraiser

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Tyrel Tanner

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Tyrel

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My new buddy Zeke.

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Richelle-update

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Just a quick update on our first week out of the hospital.  We had two clinics this week.  At each one we go to, they do labs and... Continue Reading »

Tyrel-update

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I had my first lung function test today.  My lung function is 100% beter than it was before the transplant.  It went from 15% to 45%.  It hasn't... Continue Reading »

Update

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I no longer have a breathing tube!  The transplant was a sucess! Continue Reading »

The beginning

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Not a lot of people knew, but, I got listed for new lungs a few months ago.  I just received the call that they are ready to do... Continue Reading »