Mette-Marit, the Crown Princess of Norway, had a “successful” lung transplant on Wednesday, according to the palace. Mette-Marit has a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis that makes breathing difficult.
“We are thrilled that everything has gone smoothly thus far. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess will stay in Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet for a few weeks as is customary for all recent transplant recipients, according to Are Holm, the hospital’s lung specialist, who made this announcement in the royal statement.
In 2018, Mette-Marit, 52, received a diagnosis of the disease, which results in lung scarring.
Her doctors declared on June 5 that she had been put on the waiting list for a lung transplant since her condition had been much worse over the previous six months.
When a patient is thought to have less than two years to live without new lungs, the treatment is a last resort, according to doctors.According to the palace, Crown Prince Haakon, who will eventually succeed his father as king, would limit his public appearances in order to spend more time with his spouse.
Mette-Marit’s transplant was announced just two days after her 29-year-old son from a previous relationship, Marius Borg Hoiby, was sentenced to four years in jail for two counts of rape and thirty-two other offenses by an Oslo court.
The most serious accusations have been refuted by Hoiby, and his attorneys have stated they would file an appeal.
AFP
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