Download or read book Transplanted Faith written by Laura Bichler Hern and published by Treasureline Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is your only option....It's not a good option, but you will die if we don't transplant right now." All I could do was cry and pray "Dear God! What has happened? Save this man! He is my soul, my life!" David was a successful, 6ft, 230 pound, 46 year old engineer that was never sick a day in his life. His career was soaring and he was on top of the world! Within one month, he was reduced to a 150-pound shell of a man being kept alive by a respirator. His mind was as sharp as ever.....his lungs were giving out. David was a strong Christian man who was going to be tested time and time again during his two-year battle with IPF-Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. This is his struggle with his faith, his health, his shattered dreams and his end of life choices. He was an inspiration to every nurse, doctor, surgeon, and lung transplant patient at the University of California San Francisco pulmonary family. His courage, determination, and selflessness will touch the very depths of your soul. "A truly inspiring story of courage and love...a testament to the power of Christian faith in the face of death."
Download or read book Transplanting Religious Traditions written by John Y. Fenton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1988-10-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are over 1.5 million Asian Indians in the Americas, most of whom have transplanted the religious customs of their homeland. Transplanting Religious Traditions is a study of how individuals, families, and small groups transport and sustain their religious practices and how they eventually construct stable religious institutions suited to the American context. The book centers on the Indian community in Atlanta, Georgia from 1979 to 1988 but relates the study to America's East Indian population as a whole. Social scientists, religion scholars and students, as well as all members of the East Indian-American community, will find this a valuable study.
Download or read book New Life written by Bob Violino and published by Writers Club Press. This book was released on 2003-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turning a difficult situation into a positive experience takes courage, faith, perseverance, and strength. How we deal with adversity defines who we truly are as human beings. In New Life: Lessons in Faith and Courage, we meet people who have overcome obstacles and inspired others around them along the way. Organ transplant recipients face not only serious illnesses, but sometimes life-threatening situations. Yet those same recipients have turned their frightening experiences into unique and inspiring examples of courage and achievement. New Life is a collection of heartwarming and compelling stories that will encourage not only transplant candidates, recipients, and their families, but people who are facing any kind of adversity. Through uplifting accounts of human achievement, readers are left with a deep sense of admiration for the accomplishments and triumphs of the individuals profiled. These stories show us how to overcome the most difficult of circumstances and go on to lead active, generous, and in many cases, remarkable lives. "Each of the vignettes in this book is a jewel. I am sure the book will have a positive effect on organ donation and increase the public's acceptance of transplantation."-Thomas E. Starzl, M.D., professor of surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "These are stories of incredible bravery. The overall message is enlightening and filled with hope. When our backs are against the wall, we human beings rise to the occasion and with the help of God, prevail."-Walter Ruzek, president of the Transplant Recipients International Organization, Long Island Chapter. "As a liver recipient, I love this book. Bob Violino deserves the highest accolades for his marvelous compilation of organ transplant stories. He puts faces on this lifesaving procedure. I feel certain the book will promote organ donation."-Larry Hagman, actor "This book will inspire not only transplant candidates and recipients, but anyone who is facing a health problem or other difficult challenge."-Dr. Robert Phillips, licensed psychologist and director of the Center for Coping, Hicksville, N.Y.
Download or read book Faith Transplanted written by Ray Jones and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A journey of faith through illness and medical trauma, told with raw honesty and probably more detail than you may be comfortable with.
Download or read book Organ Transplantation in Religious Ethical and Social Context written by William R DeLong MDiv and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the world of organ transplantation and develop a new understanding of processes and techniques for working effectively with patients in this increasing medical population. This multidisciplinary overview of organ transplantation contains chapters by major figures in the medical arena, internationally known bioethics writers, and experienced chaplains from the clinical setting of transplantation, as well as respected pastoral theologians. The authors, who include Art Caplan, Donald Capps, and Jack Copeland, explain transplantation completely for the nonmedical person and delve into the myriad ethical and religious issues and controversies surrounding organ donation and transplantation. Enlightening chapters clarify issues and help readers better understand the transplantation process, making them more effective in their work with transplant patients. Organ Transplantation in Religious, Ethical and Social Context is divided into three sections. The first emphasizes transplantation as a team effort. Chapters focus on the various roles of chaplains and other team members. Section two addresses ethical questions which arise from transplantation and organ donation and includes interfaith perspectives. The third section is dedicated to theological and pastoral views concerning transplantation. Some specific topics discussed in this book include: a surgeon’s perspective of the role of the chaplain influence of psychosocial factors in the heart transplantation decision process ministry to organ recipients and their families the special relationship between the transplant coordinator and the transplant patient Catholic and interfaith perspectives on organ donation using the Psalms as a pastoral resource with transplant patients Hospital chaplains, transplant social workers, transplant coordinators, and other professionals interested or involved in the process of organ transplantation will find this book to be full of interesting and thought-provoking insights and information.
Download or read book Organ Transplantation in Religious Ethical and Social Context written by William R DeLong MDiv and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enter the world of organ transplantation and develop a new understanding of processes and techniques for working effectively with patients in this increasing medical population. This multidisciplinary overview of organ transplantation contains chapters by major figures in the medical arena, internationally known bioethics writers, and experienced chaplains from the clinical setting of transplantation, as well as respected pastoral theologians. The authors, who include Art Caplan, Donald Capps, and Jack Copeland, explain transplantation completely for the nonmedical person and delve into the myriad ethical and religious issues and controversies surrounding organ donation and transplantation. Enlightening chapters clarify issues and help readers better understand the transplantation process, making them more effective in their work with transplant patients. Organ Transplantation in Religious, Ethical and Social Context is divided into three sections. The first emphasizes transplantation as a team effort. Chapters focus on the various roles of chaplains and other team members. Section two addresses ethical questions which arise from transplantation and organ donation and includes interfaith perspectives. The third section is dedicated to theological and pastoral views concerning transplantation. Some specific topics discussed in this book include: a surgeon’s perspective of the role of the chaplain influence of psychosocial factors in the heart transplantation decision process ministry to organ recipients and their families the special relationship between the transplant coordinator and the transplant patient Catholic and interfaith perspectives on organ donation using the Psalms as a pastoral resource with transplant patients Hospital chaplains, transplant social workers, transplant coordinators, and other professionals interested or involved in the process of organ transplantation will find this book to be full of interesting and thought-provoking insights and information.
Download or read book Englishmen Transplanted written by Larry Dale Gragg and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Larry Gragg challenges the prevailing view of the seventeenth-century English planters of Barbados as architects of a social disaster. Most historians have described them as profligate and immoral, as grasping capitalists who exploited their servants and slaves in a quest for quick riches inthe cultivation of sugar. Yet, they were more than rapacious entrepreneurs. Like English emigrants to other regions in the empire, sugar planters transplanted many familiar governmental and legal institutions, eagerly started families, abided traditional views about the social order, and resistedcompromises in their diet, apparel, and housing, despite their tropical setting. Seldom becoming absentee planters, these Englishmen developed an extraordinary attraction to Barbados, where they saw themselves, as one group of planters explained in a petition, as 'being Englishmentransplanted'.
Download or read book My Liver Transplant written by DR VINCENT WEE and published by Dr Vincent Wee. This book was released on 2021-11-22 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “My Liver Transplant: Journey of Faith” accounts for Dr Vincent’s long-suffering cancerous liver condition, its treatment and eventually its transplant. He faced his health condition realistically but at the same time, praying for the best interest of God as well. This is a real-life story account of the tears, triumphs, and joys of the life of a brother who knows Jesus Christ and was privileged to go through the fiery furnace of illness. Along his journey, he learned many spiritual lessons; how his faith grew with each passing phase of health stages.
Download or read book Faith Over Fear My Journey Through Bone Marrow Transplant written by Sherry Pratt and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2019-01-14 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sherry's story reveals her testimony through a blood cancer diagnosis and into treatment with a bone marrow transplant. Sherry's faith was tested many times throughout a four year period and especially during the days of her transplant. Her attention to detail and documentation of daily events through the process will prove to be invaluable to so many that may be facing the same type of treatment. Sherry is a Christian, wife, mother, health coach and independent consultant for a health and wellness company. She holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration and is retired from the Federal Government where she served as a Systems Accountant for over 30 years. She is active in her church and aspires to help others through her testimony.
Download or read book Issues in Tissue Engineering and Transplant and Transfusion Medicine 2011 Edition written by and published by ScholarlyEditions. This book was released on 2012-01-09 with total page 1257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Issues in Tissue Engineering and Transplant and Transfusion Medicine: 2011 Edition is a ScholarlyEditions™ eBook that delivers timely, authoritative, and comprehensive information about Tissue Engineering and Transplant and Transfusion Medicine. The editors have built Issues in Tissue Engineering and Transplant and Transfusion Medicine: 2011 Edition on the vast information databases of ScholarlyNews.™ You can expect the information about Tissue Engineering and Transplant and Transfusion Medicine in this eBook to be deeper than what you can access anywhere else, as well as consistently reliable, authoritative, informed, and relevant. The content of Issues in Tissue Engineering and Transplant and Transfusion Medicine: 2011 Edition has been produced by the world’s leading scientists, engineers, analysts, research institutions, and companies. All of the content is from peer-reviewed sources, and all of it is written, assembled, and edited by the editors at ScholarlyEditions™ and available exclusively from us. You now have a source you can cite with authority, confidence, and credibility. More information is available at http://www.ScholarlyEditions.com/.
Download or read book Transplant written by Leah Cast and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2023-04-26 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through his love and grace, God has transplanted us from the bondage of our past to the freedom of new spiritual life with him. But how do we remain rooted, growing and flourishing in our relationship with God? Transplant will guide you through 30 Bible principles needed to have a prosperous life with the Lord. This weekly devotional and prayer guide covers topics to help you thrive as a believer, including foundational Biblical truths, identity in Christ, producing spiritual fruit and maturing in your purpose. Transplant integrates thoughtfully curated visual imagery with storytelling and detailed scriptural study to partner with you on your journey of growing and prospering with God. Artfully designed to provide a beautiful reading experience, Transplant features 35+ full-color images of modern photography, making it the perfect addition to your coffee table or library.
Download or read book Transplanting Faith written by Charles Gary Godwin and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Type II diabetic, arterial blockage cleared by heart catheterization with four stents inserted, fall and resulting fractured L3 vertebrae, left lung transplant, heart attack in ICU while recovering from transplant, two more stents inserted and I leave the hospital 11 days after entry. Many believe my survival from surgery and health issues noted makes my life a miracle. I believe, as does my friend Tammie, that God has more for me to do. Thanks for your interest and may you be positively impacted by one man's miraculous journey. Charles Gary Godwin "Transplanting Faith recounts the experience of a truly wonderful and courageous man, who through a balanced combination of trust, faith and diligent self-seeking, wrestles with a deadly lung disease. Gary's journey inspires us all - patients, family members of the afflicted, caregivers, scientists, and physicians - to exercise faith in difficult circumstances." Dr. Victor J. Thannickal Director, Division of Pulmonary University of Alabama at Birmingham "I really enjoyed your manuscript and think it is well done - gracious, thankful, reflective, and exhortative in a good and appropriate way. I am thankful to get to walk through and reflect on these last years, and the miracles, again with you. God bless your work." Rev. Mark DiCristina St. Francis at the Point Montrose, Alabama "I love the idea of reflections at the end of chapters. You want people to personalize the story to their own situation and hear from the Lord themselves so that is great." Diana Scimone President Peapod Publishing, Inc. "As a research scientist I was well read on IPF but had never been in direct contact with someone diagnosed with the disease. After my first meeting with Gary Godwin I walked back to the lab with renewed purpose. Encouraged by his positive attitude, I was grateful for our brief encounter and unaware of the pivotal roles we were about to play in each other's lives." Dr. Louise Hecker Assistant Professor of MedicineUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham
Download or read book Methods in Religion Spirituality Aging written by James W. Ellor and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-18 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1971 White House Conference on Aging in the United States, the need to move from religiosity into new areas such as Spiritual Assessment and Spirituality has emerged. This movement has picked up momentum among scholars, particularly in terms of research in the area of Spirituality. While spirituality as a term is employed in many new studies, this term continues to defy the quest for a single definition and method. This book is divided into three sections. In the first the authors reflect on the philosophical and theological issues presented by these terms from a variety of both cognate and practical methodological approaches. The second section offers insights from the major professions of sociology, psychology, public health, nursing and social work. The final section offers insight and assistance to researchers and authors on specific religious traditions. This book will be important for anyone working to develop such practical tools as spiritual assessment forms to those who engage in more formal scholarly investigation.
Download or read book World Religions for Healthcare Professionals written by Mark F Carr and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-08-08 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This third edition of a popular text introduces healthcare students and professionals to a wide range of health beliefs and practices in world religions. Chapters on various religions are written to offer an insider’s view on the religion’s historical development, key beliefs and practices, including ideas of health, sickness, death, and dying. The chapters include case studies, advice on what to do and what to avoid when caring for patients. Introductory chapters invite the reader to consider the broad context of patient care in pluralistic society and explore one’s personal orientation to others from different religions. How we care for patients from different backgrounds and cultures insists on professional boundaries that the reader may have not yet examined. A new chapter explores the relationship between religion and public health in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, asking the reader to consider what morally appropriate balance is required if and when personal faith conflict with public health needs. Undoubtedly, the sensitivity with which clinicians communicate with patients and make decisions regarding appropriate medical intervention can be greatly increased by an understanding of religious and cultural diversity. This is a core textbook for students studying healthcare, religion and culture, and an invaluable reference for healthcare professionals.
Download or read book World Religions for Healthcare Professionals written by Mark F Carr and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-02-10 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religious beliefs and customs can significantly shape patients' and professionals' attitudes toward, and expectations of, healthcare, as well as their wishes and personal boundaries regarding such daily matters as dress, diet, prayer and touch. Undoubtedly, the sensitivity with which clinicians communicate with patients and make decisions regarding appropriate medical intervention can be greatly increased by an understanding of religious as well as other forms of cultural diversity. This second edition of a popular and established text offers healthcare students and professionals a clear and concise overview of health beliefs and practices in world religions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Taoism, Sikhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Adopting a consistent structure, each chapter considers the demographic profile of the community, the religion’s historical development, and key beliefs and practices, including views regarding health and sickness, death, and dying. Each chapter also ends with a useful checklist of advice on what to do and what to avoid, along with recommendations for further reading, both online and in print form. The book’s clear and consistent style ensures that readers with little background knowledge can find the information they need and assimilate it easily. A brand new chapter on applications and a set of new case studies illustrating issues in clinical practice enhance this wide-ranging book’s value to students and practitioners alike.
Download or read book Scattered and Gathered written by Michael L. Budde and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume takes its title from the first-century Christian catechism called the Didache: “Even as this broken bread was scattered over the hills . . . gathered together and became one, so let Your Church be gathered together from the ends of the earth.” For Christians today, these words remain relevant in an era of massive human movements (voluntary and coerced), hybrid identities, and wide-ranging cultural interactions. How do modern Christians live as both a “scattered” and “gathered” people? How do they live out the tension between ecclesial universality (catholicity) and particularity (distinctive ways of being church in a given culture and context)? Do Christians today constitute a “diaspora,” a people dispersed across borders and cultures that nonetheless maintains a sense of commonality and mission? Scattered and Gathered: Catholics in Diaspora explores these questions through the work of fourteen scholars in different fields and from different corners of the world. Whether through reflections on Zimbabweans in Britain, Levantines in North America, or the remote island people of Chiloé now living in other parts of Chile, they guide readers along the winding road of insights and challenges facing many of today’s Christians.
Download or read book Infinite Resignation The Art of an Infant Heart Transplant written by Ernest Kroeker and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2013-11-22 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the surgeons informed us that our unborn child had a fatal heart condition I was devastated. The only hope they offered was an infant transplant which was not only experimental but it was also unlikely that a donor organ would be found in time. Five years earlier Dr. Leonard Bailey had rocked the world when he transplanted the heart of a baboon into a human baby. He went on to pioneer an infant transplant program but it was still very much in its infancy. The medical community was deeply divided on questions related to the ethics and efficacy of this approach. I came to the conclusion that a decision for or against a transplant would need to be based entirely on faith. I was ill-equipped to perform an act of faith but I remembered studying Kierkegaard in my first year at university. In his book, Fear and Trembling, he asserts that the first movement of faith is Infinite Resignation. Starting with my own very tentative movements of Infinite Resignation and progressing toward Moriah - this is a very personal story of an odyssey to save the life of our son.
