i , ▁a ▁drug - res istant ▁form ▁of ▁p neum onia , ▁a ▁pul mon ary ▁em bol ism , ▁and ▁a ▁stroke . ▁She ▁also ▁under w ent ▁several ▁sur ger ies . ▁▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁R ere c ich ▁under w ent ▁a ▁successful ▁double - lung ▁trans plant ▁surg ery . ▁She ▁returned ▁home ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁total ▁medical ▁cost ▁of ▁her ▁hospital ▁stay ▁reached ▁$ 6 ▁million . ▁R ere c ich ▁continued ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁physical ▁ther apy ▁and ▁takes ▁do z ens ▁of ▁medic ations ▁daily ▁to ▁limit ▁the ▁chance ▁of ▁in fection . ▁ ▁R ere ch ich ' s ▁body ▁began ▁to ▁reject ▁her ▁l ungs ▁and ▁she ▁refused ▁to ▁have ▁another ▁trans plant . ▁ ▁R ere ch ich ▁died ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁on ▁December ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁surrounded ▁by ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Official ▁website ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 9 9 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁Tom ▁B am ford ▁( born ▁ 2 2 ▁May ▁ 1 9 6 3 ) ▁is ▁a ▁New ▁Zealand ▁cycl ist . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁individual ▁road ▁race ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : New ▁Zealand