Shawn's Dad, Gilbert Burnham, received a lung transplant April 5th, 2008 at UAB hospital in Birmingham, AL. He had been on the waiting list only 2 months before the operation, and it was successfully done on the second call-in. He was released from the hospital 2 weeks after the transplant, and stayed in temporary housing for 5 weeks after his release. He was then able to go back to his home in Mobile, Al. You can get more detailed information, and updates at the following website: http://www.carepages.com/