Dimitra Diliou
“At 23, I rode a bike for the first time.”
Transplant recipients share their “Stories of a Second First Time”. Listen to the story of Dimitra.
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Dimitra was born with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that led to end-stage respiratory failure in adulthood. For years, she was banned entirely from cycling and any form of exercise she loved as a child. At 23, after a successful lung transplant, Dimitra got back on her beloved bike for a second first time.
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The campaign is organized by the Onassis Foundation, under the scientific auspices of the Hellenic Transplant Organization and the Onassis Hospital.
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