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Carmen Lerma had a severe case of COVID-19.

She was transferred to University Hospital where her doctors, including UW Health cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Dan McCarthy, determined that the virus had damaged her lungs so much she would need a double transplant to survive.

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November 12, 2020

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