Charity 'Sunshine' Tillemann-Dick: Opera singer with transplanted lungs dies bbc.com

Charity "Sunshine" Tillemann-Dick, a venerated American opera singer who survived two double lung transplants, has died at age 35. Tillemann-Dick was diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension in 2004, forcing her to undergo two emergency lung transplants needed to save her life. Despite her illness Tillemann-Dick pursued a renowned career, performing her soprano work across the world. Her family announced her death on her Facebook page on Wednesday. "This morning, life's curtain closed on one of its consummate heroines", the post said.