Taylor's Gift: A Courageous Story of Giving Life and Renewing Hope - Softcover

Todd Storch; Storch, Tara; Schuchmann, Jennifer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0800722876 ISBN 13: 9780800722876

Publisher: Revell, 2014

Synopsis

In March 2010, thirteen-year-old Taylor Storch's life was tragically cut short by a skiing accident. With only a few minutes to consider their options, her grieving family made the life-changing decision to donate her organs. Knowing Taylor's caring spirit, they were sure this was what she would have wanted. Over the course of the next two years, Tara and Todd Storch connected with four of the five people who now live because of Taylor's gift. And through these encounters, the Storches have discovered unexpected blessings that are changing countless lives.

Now Tara and Todd share their inspiring story, shining a light at the end of the tunnel for those enduring the suffering of losing a loved one. Through the stories of the donor recipients, readers will discover hope in the midst of pain. Honest with their struggles, the Storches show readers that life is a gift and our response to grief is a choice. They also speak with a clear voice about the importance and the blessing of being an organ donor, telling the inspiring story of the creation of Taylor's Gift Foundation and its goals to raise awareness of the need for organ donation, to re-gift life, renew health, and restore families. They are changing the conversation around the globe that organ donation is not about death--it's about life! Foreword by Max Lucado.

About this title

About the Authors

After the death of his daughter, Todd Storch left a successful career in media consulting to pursue his God-given passion to promote organ donation. As co-founder of Taylor's Gift Foundation, Todd manages the day-to-day operations. In less than two years, Todd has spoken to nearly 10,000 people. Through the foundation's efforts, he has contributed to the certification of nearly 2,000,000 organ donors in Texas and over 12,000,000 nationally. Todd has more than twenty years of experience as a senior executive in radio and digital media sales, and extensive experience helping companies build their digital and interactive divisions.

Tara Storch is an award-winning sales and marketing professional, an entrepreneur, and a community leader, but most importantly she is a wife to Todd and a mom to Ryan and Peyton. Along with her husband, Todd, she cofounded Taylor's Gift Foundation to increase organ donation to "regift life, renew health, and restore families." She and her husband have shared their story on Good Morning America, The Today Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and other national media.

From the Back Cover

"May this story bring hope to anyone who has suffered tragedy. There is life after loss. It comes after a monsoon of tears. But it comes."--from the foreword by Max Lucado

"As a journalist, I believe in the transformative power of storytelling. Taylor's Gift is an exquisite example of the power to move people . . . the power to heal . . . the power to inspire through a breathtaking story."--Juju Chang, correspondent, ABC News Nightline

"Tara and Todd Storch share their story so openly that you will be inspired no matter what circumstances are in your life. I love how Taylor's Gift shows the blessings that can come if you have hope and follow your purpose."--Roger Staubach, former quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys and executive chairman, Jones Lang LaSalle Americas

"The Storches are a truly amazing and inspiring family! They show beautifully how faith and hope can bring you through the toughest of times. Taylor's Gift clearly shows that there can be a purpose in the pain."--Carly Patterson, Olympic gold medalist

"Beautifully told, Todd and Tara Storch's tribute to Taylor is memorable partly due to their . . . choices that gave life, hope, and health in the face of unthinkable personal sorrow and suffering."--CBA Retailers+Resources

"[A] testament to the resilience of people, and the comfort of faith, family, and friends."--Booklist

"Brave and honest."--Publishers Weekly

From the Inside Flap

It was the last run of their first day on the slopes, the beginning of another great family vacation for Todd and Tara Storch and their three children. But when thirteen-year-old Taylor's life was tragically cut short in a skiing accident, the Storches were overcome by the devastating loss of their daughter. Still in shock, they were asked a question no parents ever think they will hear: "Would you be willing to donate Taylor's organs?"

Their answer would change their family's lives forever and provide comfort during their darkest moments. It would also save the lives of five desperate people anxiously waiting for a heart, a liver, a cornea, a pancreas, and a kidney.

Taylor's death could have destroyed the Storches--and in some ways it almost did. Instead, her gift of life brought them strength, knowing her heart was continuing to beat. Taylor's Gift is more than Taylor's story, or even Todd and Tara's story. It's the story of a nurse who can now be an active mom and fully present for her kids, a cowboy who now has the strength and ability to give back to the community, a biker who can now give of himself completely, and a teenager who can now see her future for the first time.

It's a story of finding strength in God and creating good even in the darkest times.

It's a story of hope.

Edition details

• Publisher: Revell
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0800722876
• ISBN 13: 9780800722876
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336