A Huntington Beach man’s life was saved after he received the nation’s first minimally-invasive double-lung transplant surgery. Frank Coburn, 57, had trouble breathing for years. With previous doctors diagnosing him with asthma, no medication was helping his case. Then, in March 2020, he received more tests and was diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis, a type of interstitial lung disease. This was unfortunate news for Coburn, who said he soon discovered that people only have about two-to-five years to live after the diagnosis. In the coming months, Coburn’s oxygen levels significantly decreased and he had to be connected to oxygen part-time. Last December Coburn contracted COVID-19, which made matters worse. “Once I got COVID, literally within 24 hours I was hooked on my oxygen full time, because I couldn’t keep my oxygen levels above about 90,” Coburn told The Epoch Times. “I’d have these coughing spasms that would last for anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour-and-a-half, where it was really, really bad. “Several times in …