Mette-Marit is the Crown Princess of Norway. She is 52 years old. She was very ill for a long time. She has a lung fibrosis. This is a disease of the lung. The lung tissue becomes hard. People then have problems with breathing. Without a new lung, she had only 1 year left to live.
On June 17, she received a new lung. The operation was in a hospital in Oslo. A doctor explained the surgery. The heart of Mette-Marit stopped for a short time. A machine pumped her blood. The doctors took out the sick lung. Then they put in the new organ. The operation went well.
Mette-Marit stays in the hospital for many weeks. She must take medicine for her whole life. This medicine prevents problems with the new organ. Her husband Haakon cancels many dates. He wants to be with his wife. Many royal families from other countries are happy. Queen Mary from Denmark sent nice greetings.
Some people are surprised. Mette-Marit got a new lung very fast. She was only on a list for a few days. Norway has different rules for organs than Germany. In Norway, almost every person is a donor. Therefore, there are more organs. Also, the list of waiting people in Norway is very short.
