Dying to Live: From Heart Transplant to Abundant Life [Paperback]

Gaea Shaw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 2005

Dying to Live is about facing challenges. Being miserable. Finding faith. Learning to let go and learning to trust. It is the inspiring story of Gaea Shaw's journey from heart transplant recipient to gold medal winner at the Olympic-style Transplant Games. But Gaea's story is much more than that. Her gift to her readers is that she encourages each of us to see that we all face our own challenges-and that each of us can experience an abundant life, filled with gratitude, no matter the odds.

Editorial Reviews

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"A compelling story." -- Dr. Danielle Ofri, Author of Singular Intimacies: Becoming a Doctor at Bellevue

"Gaea Shaw gives her readers a transplant of love in her new book Dying to Live." -- Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, Author of With Roots in Heaven: One Woman’s Passionate Journey into the Heart of her faith.

Product Details

• Paperback: 116 pages
• Publisher: Pilgrims' Process, Inc. (March 17, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0974959758
• ISBN-13: 978-0974959757
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,276,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Heroine's Journey, April 28, 2005

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Chris Mohr (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dying to Live: From Heart Transplant to Abundant Life (Paperback)

Gaea Shaw's account of her heart disease, heart transplant and her new life is an inspiration to anyone whose life is spinning out of control. Gaea did all the right things: healthy diet, exercise--but her heart was giving out, and she was close to death. Her courageous descent into total surrender left me in tears. Shaw doesn't spare us any of the emotional turmoil she went through during this life-threatening experience, and yet this short book is written in a clear, simple, and unsentimental style. The way she told her story adds even more power to it. For myself, I know that if I were facing such a dire medical operation, at first I would be overwhelmed with fear and confusion. But Gaea's story elicited a deeper force within me (and all of us) which has the power to carry us through our darker hours, whether we are confronting day-to-day struggles or a life-and-death crisis.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Remarkable Story!, May 12, 2005

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Ron Segal - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dying to Live: From Heart Transplant to Abundant Life (Paperback)

This is an amazing story! I went to bed reading it and woke up and finished it...was late to work and don't regret it.

There are many overwhelming moments, but none like the donor mother feeling her son's heart beating inside of Gaea. What an important and beautiful story, I've never read the likes of it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing experience, May 5, 2005

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Gail M. Kenney - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dying to Live: From Heart Transplant to Abundant Life (Paperback)

An amazing and beautifully written account of the path Gaea emabrked on in having a heart transplant. The impact on her renewed life and the ripple effect on those around her. Her account is clear and moving, equally so are the accounts of those who share her experience, especially the donor family. This book moved me greatly, a must read by anyone looking toward oragan transplant, and anyone considering donating.