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Daniel's Story

Daniel is a passionate, caring and driven man. It's all of those qualities that have carried him this far. Since he was twelve, Daniel has struggled with illness that has severely affected his life. After dealing with a rare blood disease, Evan's Syndrome, for eleven years, Daniel made the decision to have a Bone Marrow Transplant in September, 2013. While this effectively cured his Evan's Syndrome, graft vs host disease (GVHD) manifested itself in his lungs in what is called Bronchiolitis Obliterans. 

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Between 2014 and 2017, Daniel's quality of life dropped dramatically and we took another chance with a double lung transplant in February, 2017. His recovery has been amazing so far and we're so excited to see how different life can be with this second chance to breathe easy!

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Daniel's next challenges are cataract surgery in the summer and getting ready to go back to school in the fall/winter. I know he's excited to get back into engineering and I'm more than willing to let him talk my ear off about everything he's learning! 

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Hey you. You're kind of nice
Throughout this process, we've constantly been told that a lung transplant is the largest operation
Five years ago, I told Daniel we needed to talk - and then promptly ran away
Found this gem from our engagement session with Mel _sugarandsoulphotography last spring.jpg Pretty
Throwing it back today. To before everything
My total time was 1_07_35, 24th out of 30, not too bad for my first time
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Daniel + Laura Burke Elias

We're just a young, married couple living in Winnipeg trying to figure out life. For us, that means a lung transplant for Daniel and becoming a living kidney donor for Laura. You can often find us at home with our kitten, Claudia Jean, or eating at restaurants around the city. 

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