This is a collection of essays I wrote before and after my transplant. I published it to educate readers about organ donation, bust myths about transplants, offer some inspiration for those going through the same things I did and show how a good sense of humor can be the best medicine.
What's inside:
PRE-TRANSPLANT
- A Significant DayÂ
- Waiting and More WaitingÂ
- 10 Surprising Facts About Kidney Transplants I Learned While Waiting for OneÂ
- Found: One KidneyÂ
POST-TRANSPLANT
- AdjustingÂ
- The Good and Bad of Anti-Rejection MedsÂ
- Side Effects of Side Effects of Side EffectsÂ
- Putting Off My Annual Physical Nearly Killed MeÂ
- 4 Reasons You Won't Wake Up in an Ice Bath Missing a Kidney - and 1 You MightÂ
- Kidney Transplants on TVÂ
- Maynard Soloman vs. The Kidney Thieves (Fiction)