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The Gift That Heals: Stories of Hope, Renewal Adn Transformation Through Organ Adn Tissue Donation
by
Reg Green
The stories in this book are about life coming out of death. A police officer, left for dead in a hail of bullets, can golf and fish again; a woman, whose lungs were at one time so diseased that she was dependent on oxygen, has since climbed 5,000 feet to the summit of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park carrying a 25-pound backpack; a man who was fighting for his life wen...more
Paperback, 200 pages
Published
November 20th 2007
by Authorhouse
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Kristin
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anyone with an interest in the organ donation process and stories from those touched by it
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I recently got a job in a lab that is part of our hospital's kidney/pancreas transplant program, and while I had always been interested in organ transplants, my job renewed the interest. When I saw this book featured in a magazine, I knew it was a must-read, because my job only involves a small part of the transplant process and this book presented the opportunity to learn about organ transplants from many other perspectives.
This book got its rating merely due to its length. I read Chicke...more
This book got its rating merely due to its length. I read Chicke...more
I read this coming back from Devon on the train yesterday as part of my preparation for a novel on the subject of organ donation. It's a collection of short accounts about the actual experiences of families, individuals and professionals involved in organ/tissue retrieval or reception. Very readable and thought-provoking. Makes me wish I'd been more altruistic myself in my younger, more fit, days.
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