Meghan Holohan is a digital health reporter for TODAY.com and covers patient-centered stories, women’s health, disability and rare diseases.
When Harper Ryals turned 2, she hit a growth spurt. But her mom, Rebecca Newman, noticed something unusual with her daughter’s growth — Harper’s fingertips had turned blue. “She got really big really fast,” Newman, 26, of Long Beach, Mississippi, tells TODAY.com. “Once she hit that growth spurt, we started noticing subtle changes in her, such as she was having trouble breathing.
“She was receiving treatment until she got well enough to be air flighted directly to Texas Children’s,” Newman says. “On April 2, 2024, for a double lung transplant.” After Harper spent 74 days in the intensive care unit waiting, the family learned that there were lungs available. Soon after surgery, Newman noticed a difference in her daughter. “Now that her body is finally receiving the amount of oxygen that it needs, our baby is pink again,” Newman says.
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