All photos and images provided by Northwestern Medicine Cook County Commissioner Dennis Deer received the best early birthday gift anyone could receive: the gift of a better life thanks to a double-lung transplant. Earlier this year, Northwestern Medicine surgeons performed the first-ever double-lung transplants on Commissioner Deer and patient Yahaira Vega of Elgin. 'It is … Continued

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