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9780595005581

Blow the House Down : The Story of My Double Lung Transplant

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  • ISBN13:

    9780595005581

  • ISBN10:

    0595005586

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-07-01
  • Publisher: Iuniverse Inc

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Author Biography

Charles Tolchin received a double lung transplant in April of 1997. He now works in advertising for OgilvyInteractive. He has been published in National Lampoon Magazine, CBS Healthwatch.com, and the Congressional Record

Table of Contents

Dedication iii
List of Illustrations
vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction xi
Growing up with Cystic Fibrosis
1(10)
Taking Control of My Health
11(18)
Life in Limbo
29(12)
Placed on the Waiting List
41(8)
The 28 Month Wait
49(10)
Rising up the List
59(14)
Number One
73(10)
Adjusting to Life in North Carolina
83(12)
A Major Setback
95(10)
The Final Stretch
105(8)
The Call
113(26)
Photo Section
119(20)
Waking up
139(12)
Recovery-Week One
151(14)
Recovery-Weeks Two and Three
165(18)
Week Four
183(10)
Week Five
193(12)
Month Two
205(12)
Returning Home to Maryland
217(8)
Regaining a Normal Life
225(16)
Epilogue: The Lessons of My Transplant 241(6)
About the Author 247(2)
References 249

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