One Gently Used Kidney, Free to a Good Home.
When 48 year-old single mother, massage therapist and returning student Ellie meets a young woman with kidney disease, she decides to make it her mission to save the girl. Unfortunately, outdated rules made it difficult for altruistic donors, and besides, the woman doesn’t want a savior. Does this stop Ellie from her quest to “be the change” one … change” one seeks in the world? Not a chance.
Told with humor and self-reflection, this inspirational memoir of courage and compassion is interwoven with anecdotal stories that help the reader identify what kind of person commits the selfless act of organ donation. Ellie, a self-described devout agnostic, is kind but often irreverent. She is generous, but she is no saint. Ultimately, becoming a kidney donor has given her a renewed sense of purpose and fulfillment. Lost in Transplantation asserts that we are all capable of altering a human being’s life for the better, including our own.
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This is the most amazing book I have read in a very long time. Eldonna is the most caring, giving, unselfish, loving human that I have the pleasure of being acquainted with. She had a mission and it seems no one was going to stop her. The ultimate gift. Being a living organ donor is something most people never think about. How it saves lives and …
LOST IN TRANSPLANTATION: Memoir Of An Unconventional Organ Donor by Eldonna Edwards is the inspirational story of the author’s courageous and selfless efforts to help a complete stranger by becoming a living donor of one of her kidneys. Her journey to becoming an altruistic organ donor is told with honesty, humor and compassion. I am in awe of …
I absolutely loved this book. Eldonna had me from page 1. She is funny and so down to earth. It’s no wonder she donated a kidney. You can picture her being a friend, cousin, or neighbor. It’s an amazing story of the gift of life! I have an author friend, that was lucky enough to have someone donate a kidney to him. His wife and sons now have a …
A memoir written to promote love and organ donation.
“Sometimes you just have to trust that what you put out into the world, at some point, blow back a blessing.”
Eldonna is obsessed with donating her kidney to save a life.
It all started when she met a young woman in her college class with kidney disease.
Imagine knowing that the waiting list …
I really enjoyed reading the authors memoir of her journey in live organ donation. Very insightful and learned a lot about the process as well as able to see what a lovely person this author is inside and out.
A real life story of the Author’s unselfish act of donating a kidney just because it is the right thing to do. Eldonna Edwards gives us insight into her life, raising her son, working as a Massage Therapist, buying a house, etc. A heart warming story that is funny, happy, sad and left me feeling I need to do more to help people. I highly …
Though this book is a memoir, which I rarely read, I enjoyed this book very much.
Ms. Edwards leads you through her trials after she decides to donate a kidney in such a way you never feel like you’re reading a memoir. She has an uncanny way of taking you by the hand and leading you slowly into her story until it grabs you and you can’t let it …