G{PEOPLE cig (Ay) cPhee - City man - needing double lung. _ transplant - off to await operation i By Jennifer Bell "~The Inteligencer it Bill McPhee was on the road to recovery — men Fri- Ci day morning. The Belleville man — who needs a SAE — and his wif means he immediately -on the mig a list ba ons a ‘raneplant Althe has been a Pte McPhee’s hinge a years fag on a Wood Street apartment, Now for McPhee, the waiting “We've been hard to get there, and saree bees so much strange once we arrive and get settled and have all this time on our hands. It’s a case of hurry up and wait, I ae he said from his home just fore depart: He oe report to Toronto Gen- oF that puts naa only minutes away from the bospial where he'll await life- Bee eral Hospital three times each week, so medical ally assess hi exercisé program, me i healthy as possible sl tines won't know until his first doc- tor’s appointment next week just where he'll be placed on the list. ere are approximately 1,200 | porrle waiting at any given time for tran: vy. lung isplants, and I’ve been told. ut half that number actually get matched and have the surgery. I’m | oping I'll be on the ide of | e found to perform the surgery, as the lungs must ane is removed and = hoor be ee 9:30 a.m. to McPhee’s trust fund. bby Jennifer Ball \ Intetigencer photo Bill McPhee and his wife, Debbie say good-bye to son, John. And Sunday, Quinte Bow! 1s i °Fi0. tickets that entitle, es of five or 10- “The comm bien some t,” said Bill ie Fone they'll continue to aor ‘Bill| now aes, he’s in Toront Financial Pe and Carol by calling 966-4025.