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Ex-smoker breathes easier with 2 new lungs

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                                Robert Kessner, who was diagnosed with COPD in 2008, was near death a year ago when he flew to Phoenix and received a double-lung transplant. Today Kessner, with his wife, Yoko, at his gym on Nov. 15, said he feels “better than I have in 10 years.” His trainer, Debbie Faildo, stood in the background.

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

Robert Kessner, who was diagnosed with COPD in 2008, was near death a year ago when he flew to Phoenix and received a double-lung transplant. Today Kessner, with his wife, Yoko, at his gym on Nov. 15, said he feels “better than I have in 10 years.” His trainer, Debbie Faildo, stood in the background.