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Minnesota Firefighter Returns Home After Double Lung Transplant: "There's Just No Words"
Walt Lindahl and his wife Amy have spent the past eight months in Rochester as Walt dealt with severe lung disease.
December 19, 2023
BEMIDJI, Minn. — A retired firefighter WCCO first met back in May is now home for the holidays. Walt Lindahl and his wife Amy have spent the past eight months in Rochester as Walt dealt with severe lung disease.
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Four months ago, he underwent a double lung transplant. Walt and Amy went back home in Bemidji recently with a new appreciation for the little things in life.
"To be able to take a deep breath and blow it out is an amazing feeling," Walt said.
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