Doctors told me I probably wouldn’t make it to my 30th birthday, but I’ve got a very stubborn streak and wanted to live my best life while I could.
That surgery was the best thing I’ve ever done because it gave me back my life. Six months after the transplant, I was skiing on Mt Ruapehu and nine months after that, climbing Nelson’s mountains."
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As a former ironman and someone who has completed three Coast-to-Coasts, Christine was familiar with challenging journeys. But she never imagined it would be a health journey that would be her most challenging yet.
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