Told in their separate voices, Eagan, who has died in a figure-skating accident, becomes a heart donor for Amelia, who then begins taking on some aspects of Eagan's personality.
The author tells the story of how, at age thirty, she learned she was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and needed a new heart; and shares how she not only survived the transplant, but became the first heart transplant recipient to climb some of the world's highest peaks.
Looks at the application of science and new technologies to medicine and health, from drugs and surgery to scanners and robots, and how they affect our lives.
how the first test tube babies sparked the reproductive revolution
Henig, Robin Marantz
2004
Explores how the creation of the test tube baby ushered in a new era in reproductive technology, and analyzes the ethical and political issues surrounding the first test tube baby in the 1970s.
Told in their separate voices, Eagan, who has died in a figure-skating accident, becomes a heart donor for Amelia, who then begins taking on some aspects of Eagan's personality.
Sarah needs a bone marrow transplant to live but she is adopted and her family cannot be donors. She receives an anonymous that letter allows her to search for her birth mother. What will she discover?.
Home from Jenny House, Chelsea awaits a heart transplant and becomes best friends with Jillian, who is waiting for a heart and lung donor. When one heart becomes available, the two friends find that they are both candidates for the heart.
Katie O'Roark undergoes heart transplant surgery. While recuperating, she meets Josh and senses an immediate connection. When Katie decides to start running again, Josh helps her to meet the difficult challenge. Can Katie become a winner again?.
