Lifeline [Hardcover]

Mary Zimmeth Schomaker (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0882821350 | ISBN-13: 978-0882821351 | Publication Date: January 1, 1995 | Edition: 1

"Especially memorable, well-paced medical drama. High on human interest..." --Kirkus Reviews

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

In the United States, more than 15,000 people receive major organ transplants each year. This true story, written by an experienced medical writer related by marriage to the donor featured in the book, provides an inside look at how organs are linked, dispersed, and transplanted. One man's tragic demise and the subsequent gift of life to four people demonstrate the ways medical technology saves lives. Personal testimonies from the donor's family and the recipients and their families lend authenticity to Schomaker's account of the transplant experience?declaring a patient brain dead, harvesting viable organs for transplant, and surgically replacing diseased organs with healthy ones. The role of the transplant coordinator is key to this process, as is counseling by family, friends, and religious leaders. Highly recommended for patient education and consumer health collections.?Janet M. Coggan, Univ. of Florida Libs., Gainesville
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From Booklist

This amazing chronicle traces the lives of four people, each close to death from their own diseased body parts, who are saved by transplants from one man. In Minneapolis in early 1991, a van struck Donald Mills (related to the author by marriage) as he bicycled over to a friend's house to deliver a library book. With the clock ticking, the narrative interweaves this tragedy with the situations of a heart disease victim, a man and a woman suffering from kidney failure, and a child in dire need of a new liver. Even with the best surgical care, Donald was declared brain-dead. LifeLine also the name of the organ procurement agency--delves into the care and removal of his donated organs ("multiple harvesting," in this case), how each recipient learned about his or her impending transplant, and the various operations involved. By blending emotionally charged anecdotes with facts, Schomaker's approach to the complexities of organ transplantation provides both understanding and powerful reading. Jennifer Henderson

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 200 pages
• Publisher: New Horizon Press; 1 edition (January 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882821350
• ISBN-13: 978-0882821351
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,474,538 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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