My Books
Smile Through It: A Year On The Transplant List (Amazon UK & US)
A real-life story of life before transplant for one terrified Cystic Fibrosis sufferer that will remind you exactly why you signed the donor register.
After 23 years of battling Cystic Fibrosis I found myself facing two fates: A new lease of life through a double-lung transplant; or death.
At 23 my life expectancy was 12 months. My only hope of a future was a double-lung transplant. But getting my name on the recipient list for organ donation was only the beginning of the battle: 1000 people die every year while waiting for an organ, and I knew it.
I realised that waiting for new lungs would be a mental battle as well as a physical one and Smile Through It was born. A raw account – as only a diary can capture – of everything you need to know about waiting for a donor organ. From heartbreaking false alarms, to chance encounters and anecdotes that made me smile through one more day.
The Art of the Second Chance: a simple manifesto on changing your world (free)
Taken from personal experience from finding a way back into life after my transplant forced me out of it, The Art of the Second Chance is a guide to finding what you love and making things happen.
Read the PDF here. (Right click to download)