A transplant lifeline is in jeopardy for Montana patients

By: Jordan Hansen

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 1,630

Last Updated: 3 days, 2 hours ago

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Bigfork resident Todd Ware received the best gift of his life the day after Christmas 2020.

Critically ill and in need of a double-lung transplant, Ware predicted he didn’t have more than two weeks of life left when the call came telling him there had been a match.

Since that moment nearly six years ago, his life has been transformed, as he’s taken to the skies and the slopes, doing two things …

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