Wow Dude sounds like you love your brother and be Illini to sacrifice to help him but only Drs know what you can do to help .Is he on the list awaiting lungs?

Hi @richardsville, your doctor is right. Lung transplants are usually done with deceased donor lung or lungs. A lung or lobe of a lung can be taken from a living donor. Not many facilities do this surgery, however, because it is highly risky for both the donor and the recipient. Mayo Clinic does not perform living donor lung transplants for this reason.

You mentioned that his appointment was cancelled. Was that an appointment for evaluation?