Love on the Transplant List
Documentary following cystic fibrosis sufferer Kirstie as she waits for a lifesaving lung transplant, while at the same time trying to plan for her wedding to Stuart.
An amazing story of a remarkable couple whose love is tested to the very edge of life. Kirstie is 21 years old, born with cystic fibrosis and has always known that her life would be short. In March 2011 she was put onto the transplant waiting list, having been told that she had end-stage lung disease and could be dead within six months.
This film follows Kirstie's extraordinary experience of living on the transplant list, the fear and uncertainty, the realities of having constant pain, taking endless medications, relying on oxygen machines 24 hours a day to breathe and doing all of this whilst planning for her wedding.
It follows Kirstie being rushed to hospital three days before the wedding before bravely making it down the aisle through sheer willpower and determination. As her condition becomes more critical and the chance of a lifesaving lung transplant seems more remote, we follow Kirstie's husband Stuart facing the very real possibility of his new wife dying - they had only been married for three weeks. Despite all the setbacks Kirstie continues to fight for her second chance at life till the very end.
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Clips
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Kirstie tries on her wedding dress
Duration: 01:12
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Kirstie and Stuart's Wedding
Duration: 01:46
Music Played
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Cults
Never Heal Myself
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White Denim
Heart From Us All
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Eels - I Like The Way This Is Going
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Peter Broderick
Not At ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
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Peter Broderick
With The Notes In My Ears
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Malachai
Snake Eyes
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Lykke Li
Little Bit
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Dean Martin
Cha Cha Cha d'Amour
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Eels - Blinking Lights
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New Young Pony Club
The Get Go
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Ellis Island Sound
Theme From Milos
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Etta James
I Just Want To Make Love To You
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Lily Allen
Back to the Start
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Ólafur Arnalds
Þú Ert Sólin
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Peter Broderick
And It's Alright
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Little Shadow
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Take That
Rule The World
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Ellie Goulding - Guns And Horses
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Regina Spektor
Eet
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Noah and the Whale
Waiting For My Chance To Come
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The National
Sorrow
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Ellis Island Sound
Angels Way
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Jamie Woon
Night Air
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The Naked and Famous
The Source
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Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Atlas Hands
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Lykke Li
Love Out Of Lust
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Diddy – Dirty Money
Coming ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ
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The Naked and Famous
No Way
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Cults
Go Outside
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Mel Beer |
Director | Mel Beer |
Executive Producer | Mira King |
Broadcasts
- Mon 28 Nov 2011 21:00
- Tue 29 Nov 2011 00:30
- Tue 29 Nov 2011 20:00
- Wed 30 Nov 2011 04:30
- Sun 4 Dec 2011 02:40
- Tue 30 Oct 2012 20:00