Transplant surgeons typically transport donor organs by carefully packing them on ice and racing as fast as they can to the recipient. 

The organ can only survive a certain amount of time until it's placed into its new body. At best, the heart and lungs only have six hours.

 But recently, scientists have developed machines that can improve these odds. Essentially, certain organs can now travel in a box that continuously perfuses them with nutrients, preserving their viability. 

This innovation has allowed us to increase the number of organs available for transplantation.

 And for over 100.000 people  who are currently waiting for an organ, it's a chance at a new life. 

When you get a new organ, you spend your life on medications designed to suppress your immune system so that your body won't reject it. But at least you have a life to spend and a body to medicate. 

Second chances can feel like an insult if you can't get over what you lost the first time around.

 Or they can feel like a miracle, like a hard-fought victory. 

A chance to live the life you've always wanted.