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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, February 22, 2013 · 8 Childerhose stops by to visit after coming home Continued from page 1 Post-surgery, Childerhose says he has a new appreciation for all the small things, such as being outside and in a car, especially after being confined to the Intensive Care Unit at TGH since Jan. 17 and told he wouldn't leave until he had new lungs. Childerhose was immediately placed on the organ waiting list and given status 2, rapidly deteriorating -- the highest priority. He was diagnosed with diffuse panbronchiolitis (DP) at the age of 25 and has been fighting the disease for the last 15 years. DP is a severe and rare disease that causes fluid to continually build up in the lungs, similar to cystic fibrosis, and is traditionally specific to men of Asian descent living in China. Childerhose, a Caucasian male living in Canada, was told by his doctors he was the only person in the country with DP, said Taylor. He says a lot was going through his mind when the news came on Jan. 29 that there was a set of viable lungs for him and that he was being taken to surgery. "You have to understand, because you're so prepared and you're told all the negatives and posi- ERIC RIEHL / OAKVILLE BEAVER / @halton_photog CELEBRATING: Oakville's Keith Childerhose, left, flanked by his biggest supporter, wife Sarah Taylor, speaks about his double lung transplant during a recent visit the couple paid to The Oakville Beaver newsroom. The couple stopped by to thank the community newspaper for its support. Subeditor John Bkila, centre, who has been following the Childerhose story is pictured with Angela Blackburn, managing editor, and arts reporter Dominik Kurek. At right, Childerhose, who suffered from diffuse panbronchiolitis, as he waited at Toronto General Hospital for a lung transplant. He was at status 2--the highest priority. tives, everything they drill into you as to what to expect, you just get excited, mildly excited, when you first hear there might be something (a set of good lungs)," said Childerhose. "There's just a smile on your face that won't go away... you're just thinking, `Wow, this is fantastic.'" When asked if he was scared before going into surgery, he quickly replied `no.' NIKKI WESLEY / OAKVILLE BEAVER The Regional Municipality of Halton Access Halton at: www.halton.ca Dial 311 Attention: Women Entrepreneurs! In celebration of International Women's Day, join us for a business event for Women Entrepreneurs to learn... connect ...and grow! We are Women... Learning... Connecting ... 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