I ate for the first time in my life

First time for all 14 years of his life, this girl had the opportunity to eat normally. Now, after a double lung transplant, she will no longer need to eat through a straw. And she learned what is pleasant spicy food!

14-year-old Chloe Baker suffered from Cystic Fibrosis   all of my life. Her diet was a high-energy milk, which she received 12 months through a tube coupled directly to the stomach. But last summer Chloe's health status has deteriorated sharply. Doctors diagnosed a bacterial infection girl.

Parents Chloe warned that if their child does not go through double transplant   light, then he will die. January 31 Chloe was transferred to the intensive care unit, and a few hours later, surgeons began the operation, which lasted almost half a day. The chances of success is only 50%, because the bodies found not meet all the necessary conditions for transplantation.

But after a few days, Chloe tried solid food for the first time, and after two weeks she was walking through the corridors of the hospital. Throughout his life, the girl did not know what it meant to chew and swallow food, and now the most ordinary to each of us things have become for her a revelation.

Chloe tried salads, soup, potatoes, chocolate, bananas, and even ice cream. Of course, doctors are closely monitoring to ensure that the child does not overeat, but it is difficult to deny parents daughter of pleasure that she was deprived of for so long. And every day my mother is something new that her daughter had never tried.

For several months, Chloe feels good. In that short time, she discovered the cuisine of different nations of the world, but the most favorite dishes for the girls are sharp, and spices. And now when she is asked about what kind of food she likes, then Chloe responds safely - one that contains curry!

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