Austin's gift
Subtitle: the life of a grateful organ recipient
By: Lauren Aggen
Publisher: Hilton Pub.; Hilton Publishing
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Munster, IN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780984144761
Subjects: Heart; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical; Patients; Transplantation; Health; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women; Biography
Description: "This is the life story of a 20-year-old college student who received a heart transplant at eight days old.  Through personal reflections and the stories of parents and family friends, the author relates the fears, challenges, and successes of life as an organ recipient. The author also relates how the life-saving measures her doctors pursued when she was a newborn left her with permanent hearing loss and how this has shaped her life experiences. The book is filled with the joy of life and the gratitude this young woman feels for the opportunities she has had"--
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:  Note to Readers 1. The Chicken Pox Shot 2. Temporary Home 3. December 22, 1989 4. A+ 5. The Mystery of Barney and Friends 6. The "No-No" List 7. Chips and Cheese 8. Lost in Wonderland 9. The Queen, Perfect Child, and Father of the Bride 10. Biopsies 11. Butterflies 12. Mark 13. Hawaii 14. Inner Beauty 15. My Tiger-Bite Scar 16. Hope You Think That Little Black Dress 17. The Power of Shaking 18. Caring Bridge 19. College Life 20. May Angels Lead You In 21. To My Donor Family 22. Kidney Failure 23. Circle of Life 24. Movie Dream .