- admin124471
- Jul 27
- 2 min read
Hey buddies! Lenny the Lungs here! 🫁
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Every single day, I help your body do something completely magical — stay alive!
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Sounds dramatic? It’s true! You might not think about us lungs much, but we’re working quietly in your chest every second. We're the reason you can laugh at a joke, chase your dog around the yard, or blow out birthday candles. 🕯️🎂
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Let’s dive into my amazing world and meet the real-life heroes who help kids breathe again!
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🌬 What Do Lungs Actually Do?
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Think of us as two super-stretchy, squishy balloons. My main job is to:
Bring fresh oxygen (the air your body needs for energy) into your body when you breathe in.
Push out a waste gas called carbon dioxide when you breathe out.
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I help you do this around 20,000 times a day — even when you're asleep! That’s more breaths than the number of jellybeans in a giant lolly jar. 🍬
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🛤 Welcome to the Lung Highways!
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Inside me are tiny air tubes called bronchi and bronchioles — they branch out like a tree. If you stretched all those tubes out, they’d be about 2,400km long. That’s like a road trip from Brisbane to Adelaide!
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🫁 When Lungs Need a Helping Hand
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Sometimes, a person’s lungs don’t work properly because of a disease or an injury. When medicine can’t help anymore, the next step might be a lung transplant — where a healthy lung from a donor replaces a sick one.
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For a kid who’s struggling to breathe, a new lung is like getting a second chance to play, sing, dance and just be a kid again.
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💗 How Donors Become Real-Life Heroes
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Organ donors are people (and families) who make the brave and kind choice to help others. One donor can save up to 7 lives — and that includes kids who need lungs just like me. It’s one of the most heroic things a person can do.
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💬 Let's Chat! Conversation Starters for Families
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“What amazing thing did your lungs help you do today?”
“Why is our breath so powerful?”
“What makes organ donors real-life superheroes?”
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📚 Teacher & Parent Tip:
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Use Lenny’s activity sheets in class or at home
Include a lung quiz or craft project
Visit the Kids Activities page for more fun ways to learn
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🌟 Let’s Celebrate Our Lungs
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Your lungs are superheroes inside your body. They never take a break — and they help you experience every joyful moment.
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Let’s thank them, take deep breaths, and share stories of hope so more families can say YES to donation.
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🖱️ Learn more at www.donatebuddies.com.au/lenny-the-lungs
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