This comprehensive, 270-page book, written by lung transplant recipient Karen A. Couture, covers the entire transplantation process from beginning to end for both lung and heart-lung transplants.This book introduces the reader, in easy-to-understand language, to the complex process of getting on the transplant waiting list and how the list works, preparing for surgery and the surgery itself, financing the operation and the recovery afterward, and the complications of rejection and the medications. It also includes precautions a transplant recipient should take in order to live a long and healthy life, returning to work or school, future trends in transplantation, and writing to your donor family.Scattered throughout this book are excerpts from the stories of pre-transplant patients, recipients and caregivers, to offer the unique perspective only a person going through the process could furnish.This edition also provides a wealth of information in an extensive, up-to-date resource section, glossary, appendix of all lung transplant centers, including waiting time and the number of transplants performed, bibliography, and worksheets. This publication is a must-read for transplant candidates, recipients, family members, as well as social workers, and nurse transplant coordinators.Click here to read about Joanne Schum's TAKING FLIGHT: INSPIRATIONAL STORIES IN LUNG TRANSPLANTATION Shirley Jewett's I CALL MY NEW LUNG TINA: INSPIRATION FROM A TRANSPLANT SURVIVOR