‘Truth in transplant’: Gratitude and suffering coexist after ‘the miracle’

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Quality of life after lung transplant shouldn’t be a taboo topic

By Christie Patient

Amy Silverstein’s second memoir, “My Glory Was I Had Such Friends” (2017), left a lasting impression on me. It wasn’t just because of the way Silverstein’s devoted friends attended to her while she awaited a second heart transplant, or even how that story mirrored my mom’s lung transplant story. It was the impact of one thing that many transplant stories lack: the whole, and sometimes ugly, truth. Read the complete article in Pulmonary Fibrosis News.

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