{"product_id":"exhale-hope-healing-and-a-life-in-transplant-hardcover","title":"Exhale: Hope, Healing, and a Life in Transplant - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Weill MD\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eExhale\u003c\/i\u003e is the riveting memoir of a top transplant doctor who rode the emotional rollercoaster of saving and losing lives--until it was time to step back and reassess his own life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young father with a rare form of lung cancer who has been turned down for a transplant by several hospitals. A kid who was considered not \"smart enough\" to be worthy of a transplant. A young mother dying on the waiting list in front of her two small children. A father losing his oldest daughter after a transplant goes awry. The nights waiting for donor lungs to become available, understanding that someone needed to die so that another patient could live. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e These are some of the stories in \u003ci\u003eExhale\u003c\/i\u003e, a memoir about Dr. Weill's ten years spent directing the lung transplant program at Stanford. Through these stories, he shows not only the miracle of transplantation, but also how it is a very human endeavor performed by people with strengths and weaknesses, powerful attributes, and profound flaws. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eExhale\u003c\/i\u003e is an inside look at the world of high-stakes medicine, complete with the decisions that are confronted, the mistakes that are made, and the story of a transplant doctor's slow recognition that he needed to step away from the front lines. This book is an exploration of holding on too tight, of losing one's way, and of the power of another kind of decision--to leave behind everything for a fresh start.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Weill is the former Director of the Center for Advanced Lung Disease and the Lung Transplant Program at Stanford. He is currently the Principal of Weill Consulting Group, which focuses on improving the delivery of transplant care. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Weill's writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, STAT, and the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He also has been interviewed on CNN and by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives with his wife and two daughters in New Orleans.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 11, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768321900832,"sku":"9781642937602","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b63ce8b8a278a6ae63343b7ba953f81c.webp?v=1780326979","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/exhale-hope-healing-and-a-life-in-transplant-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}