Organ Transplants or Fitness and Wellness

Organ Transplants: A Survival Guide for the Entire Family: The Ultimate Teen Guide

Author: Tina P Schwartz

Unlike any other book, this one talks to teens and offers practical advice and suggestions for coping with and surviving the situation when their parent has an organ transplant, or when they are personally facing an organ transplant. It covers how to deal with events that happen before, during, and after the surgery.

School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up-This honest and compassionate resource will help teens cope with the emotional, physical, financial, and planning aspects of the transplant process if it happens to them or to someone in their family. The 13 chapters, written in a question-and-answer format, detail the steps involved from diagnosis and being placed on a waiting list to pre- and post-surgery. Schwartz acknowledges the feelings and emotions that adolescents might be experiencing throughout this process. The author does not sugarcoat the problems of qualifying for transplantations, the seriousness of these surgeries, or possible aftermaths. She weaves the harsh realities with a multitude of heartwarming survivors' stories, including an account of her father's transplant. The well-written text is complemented by a comprehensive section of suggestions for additional information. Average-quality, black-and-white drawings and photos of smiling recipients and donors are scattered throughout. Texts with this breadth of coverage are rare; this book will give young adults hope and courage and let them know that they are not alone.-Carolina Geck, Kean University, Union, NJ Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Fitness and Wellness

Author: Werner WK Hoeger

This concise and inclusive text discusses the health-related physical fitness components you need to cover while also providing beneficial information about wellness. Inside, you'll find discussion of motivation and behavior modification, an outstanding nutrition chapter and a chapter on healthy lifestyles.