>> Kimberly: THE DANGERS OF VAPING HAVE BEEN PRETTY WELL
ARTICLE.
ARTICLE. THE LUNGS OF THE MOST DAMAGED
LUNG VAPER LOOK AS IF THEY HAD
BEEN SUBJECTED TO MUSTARD GAS
BUT YET THE VAPING HABIT EXIST.
IF .
IF . >> LAST YEAR DANIEL AMANT
BECAME THE WRONG TYPE OF
PIONEER OVERBOOKED REACTION TO
VAPING MATTHEW NEED A DOUBLE
LUNG TRANSPLANT BUT THEY CANNOT
DETERMINE IF THEY ARE RELATED
TO THC OR NICOTINE.
BUT IT HINDERS NOW WHAT HE
WANTS TO DO THE LIFE THE
DOCTORS WERE SOMEHOW ABLE TO
SAY.
SAY. >> Woman: I TRIED TO FORGET
SOMETIMES BUT WHEN YOU LOOK
BACK AT PICTURES.
IT HAS BEEN A REMINDER LOOKING
BACK AT VIDEOS AND PICTURES AND
SEEING EVERYTHING AGAIN.
>> RECOUNTING THE INSANE ORDEAL
IS NOT EASY FOR TAMMY AMANT, IT
IS EASIER FOR DANIEL BECAUSE HE
REMEMBERS ALMOST NOTHING ABOUT
THE NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE THAT
LED TO HIM BEING THE FIRST
DOUBLE LUNG RECIPIENT DO TO
VAPING.
VAPING. HE JUST KNEW THAT HE FELT THE
DAY.
DAY. >> HAVE LOST 50 DAYS OF MY
MEMORY.
MEMORY. IT FELT LIKE I JUST WOKE UP AND
THEY ARE LIKE YOU GOT A LUNG
TRANSPLANT.
TRANSPLANT. IF YOU HAVE BEEN IN BED 75-50
DAYS AT THAT POINT.
SO I COULD NOT MOVE.
I LITERALLY, MUSCLES I COULD
NOT LIFT MY ARMS.
I COULD NOT SIT UP IN BED ON MY
OWN.
OWN. I COULD NOT STAND UP UNTIL TWO
WEEKS AFTER THAT.
IT REALLY LIKE I WAS NOT
MYSELF.
MYSELF. >> Devin: AND IN WAYS HE NEVER
WILL BE.
WILL BE. THE REGIMENT OF HIS NEW LIFE IS
DEMANDING.
DEMANDING. THE MEDICATIONS.
THE MEDICATIONS. THE REHABILITATION. HE
CAUTIONS HE WILL HAVE TO TAKE
FOREVER TO STOP HIS BODY FROM
REJECTING THE STRANGE LUNGS
PUMPING OXYGEN INTO HIS BLOOD.
DOCTOR HASSANI HAS BEEN PLENTY
OF LUNG DAMAGE OVER THE YEARS
BUT THE DAMAGE FROM DANIEL WAS
AN EVIL HE HAD NEVER
ENCOUNTERED BEFORE. >> Man:
AND A ZERO TO 10 HE WAS A 10
WITH 10 BEING THE WORST.
>> Devin: AND YET HERE HE IS.
THINNER, WEAKER GET WISER.
AND AT THE VERY THING THAT ONCE
ALMOST KILLED HIM IS BECAUSE HE
WANTS HIS LIFE TO SERVE.
>> Man: A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE
FINDING IT HARD TO QUIT AND
THAT IS WHAT I TRIED TO START
THIS NONPROFIT.
THIS NONPROFIT. MOST OF IT IS TRYING TO ET MY
FRIENDS TO STOP.
I NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO IT
DOESN’T HAPPEN LIKE OTHER
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. IT IS SO HORRIBLE THE
EXPERIENCE.
EXPERIENCE. >> Woman: SHE IS A THERAPY DOG.
>> Devin: NUMBER ONE IS GETTING
BACK TO SPEAK.
JOB TWO TO DANIEL IS A
NONPROFIT HE IS LAUNCHING INTO
GETTING PEOPLE TO KICK THE
VAPING HABIT.
VAPING HABIT. IT IS EXACTLY WHAT HE WOULD
TELL HIMSELF IF HE COULD TALK
TO THE DANIEL AMENT
OF A YEAR AGO.
>> Man: I WOULD TELL MYSELF NOT
TO.
TO. I DID NOT TRY IT MUCH I DIDN’T
WANT TO BE ADDICTED.
>> Devin: HE DID NOT NEED TO BE
ADDICTED FOR VAPING TO SHUT
DOWN HIS LUNGS.
THAT IS HIS MESSAGE A LITTLE
CAN BE TOO MUCH.
THE HOPE MUST BE THAT THE
MESSAGE WILL HAVE MORE, THE
DOCTORS CAN LAY OUT HORRIFIC
X-RAYS AND WELL-MEANING PARENTS
LIKE TAMMY CAN TRY AND TRY.
WITH LITTLE EFFECT. > Woman:
THE KIDS DON’T WANT TO LISTEN.
KIDS DON’T WANT TO LISTEN TO
ANYONE.
ANYONE. THEY JUST DON’T HEAR US. >
Man: WITH MIKE NONPROFITS ASIDE
AND FORGET I CAN TRY TO REACH
PEOPLE BETTER.
PEOPLE BETTER. I AM COMING FROM THEIR POINT OF
VIEW I WAS JUST LIKE THEM.
BEFORE THIS HAPPENED.
>> AS DANIEL SAID IT IS HARDER
TO FIND PEOPLE WHO DO NOT VAPE
THAT THOSE WHO DO.
IF YOU WANT MORE INFORMATION GO
TO OUR WEBSITE
CLICKONDETROIT.com. HILE HE
IS FIGHTING THE DEMAND FOR
VAPING.
VAPING. THE MICHIGAN HOUSE IS LOOKING
AT THE SUPPLY SIDE.
THERE ARE THREE BILLS BEING
CONSIDERED THAT WHEN TAKEN
TOGETHER WITH BAND VITAMIN E
ACETATE IN VAPING PRODUCTS. T
IS WHAT THEY BELIEVE IS AT THE
HEART OF THE MOST SEVERE VAPING
INJURIES.
INJURIES. >> Kimberly: THANK YOU FOR
BRINGING HIS STORY TO EVERYONE.
>> WE DID NOT KNOW WHO IT WAS
FOR A LONG TIME.
A TOUGH STORY TO TELL.