Babette (50), like Mette-Marit, underwent a lung transplant: ‘You know that this is your only chance, but you also know that you may never wake up again’

The news that Norwegian Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a lung transplant brings back memories for Babette van Daal (50) that she will never forget. Ten years ago she herself was on the operating table for a double lung transplant. While her two young children were sleeping, she boarded an ambulance in the middle of the night. “I didn’t know if I would ever see them again.”

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