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4 1/2 months post transplant

Kenzie is 4 1/2 months post transplant. She had her third Bronchoscopy in January and everything looked good. In early February she had an endoscopy to measure acid...

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Bronchoscopy #2

Kenzie is 6 weeks post transplant and she had her second bronchoscopy a few days ago. She gets these done to check for signs of infection or rejection....

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Kenzie gets to go home!!!!

Kenzie was discharged from the Cleveland Clinic today at 3 pm!!!!!! She is such a tough human as she walked on her own on room air only 12...

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Going home tomorrow!

Kenzie has done such a remarkable job with her recovery. She has only 2 chest tubes left and has been breathing on ROOM AIR (instead of oxygen)!!!!!! Woo...

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Good days and Bad days

Kenzie had a really good day on Saturday, but today has been tough. She was fighting a migraine along with the pain. They pulled one more chest tube...

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Kenzie is immunocompromised

Hey everyone! Kenzie is doing great despite the pain (still has 4 chest tubes in) and is starting to get her appetite back. We appreciate all the love...

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Kenzie out of ICU!

Kenzie is having an eventful day! She was up early after getting a couple hours of good sleep last night! Transplant team/drs/nurses/physical therapy/respiratory therapy/endocrine/neurology/social work etc everyone’s been...

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Kenzie ICU Status

Kenzie continues in ICU. She will be monitored very closely until being sent to step down. She will have some adjustments in her care and meds along with...

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Mackenze Kokoski

Lorain, OH

Transplant Type: Lung

Transplant Status: Transplanted

Goal: $25,000.00

Raised: $16,971 of $25,000 goal

Raised by 145 contributors