In Pursuit of A Better Life: The Ultimate Guide For Finding Living Kidney Donors - Softcover

Simon, Risa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1539731723 ISBN 13: 9781539731726

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

[UPDATED RELEASE— AUGUST 2024]

Inside this life-changing book, In Pursuit of A Better Life: The Ultimate Guide For Finding Living Kidney Donors, you'll find a treasure trove of communication and outreach strategies to help you attract interested living kidney donors—without having to ask anyone to "give up a kidney!"

No doubt, the thought of telling family and friends about your need for a kidney transplant (in the midst of dealing with rapidly declining kidney function) can be terrifying. Author Risa Simon gets you. She found herself stuck in a state of anxiety for years after her Polycystic Kidney Disease Diagnosis. Yet, after she discovered the value of preemptive "live donor" kidney transplants, she pushed herself to secure her best life possible. The life she now lives. This is what she wants for you.

For more than a decade, Simon has been helping kidney patients (just like you) follow her lead. In this book you’ll discover powerful strategies and tips on how to:

• Share your story with more confidence and ease


• Inspire friends and family (and even strangers) to post your story


• Create curiosity and interest for people to consider living kidney donation


• Write engaging email letters, social media posts, and handouts to spark donor interest


• Enlist a team of advocates to expand your search for a living kidney donor


• Think positive, manifest your intention statements—and stay proactively engaged

This book isn’t just about exercising your option to find a kidney donor—it’s about taking advantage of the only option that could save and improve your life.

Kidney patients have described this book as a lifesaving "game-changer.” Even if you’re already on dialysis, the insights in this book will get you sharing your story in no time.

Note from the author: If you find yourself hesitant to read this book, consider these facts: nearly 9o,000 people are currently waitlisted for a kidney transplant, and the wait to get one (from a deceased organ donor) can take 5-10 years. The organ shortage robs 8,000 patients a year from ever getting a transplant because they either died or became too sick while waiting. These numbers don’t include the tens of thousands of individuals who die every year on dialysis.

Your best hope for a better (and longer) life depends on your ability to find a living kidney donor who can end your wait. This book was precisely written to help you do just that.

Learn more about the author's companion mobile app, DONOR SEEKER, which offers 4 fast-tracked video lessons (English and Spanish), and a bundle of resources to help you share your story, by google searching the "Donor-Seeker" mobile app for Apple iOS and Android mobile devices. You can also look for the author's new children's book on living kidney donation, "Sydney's Kidney Adventure: Her Big Wish for Mom Comes True." This sweet story is an uplifting tale about a child's endearing "treasure hunt" to find a living kidney donor for her mother's transplant.

About this title

About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR The highlight of Risa Simon's life was the day an unexpected, unrelated, living kidney donor offered to give her a kidney and tests revealed a sister-like match. That day didn't come easy--and it might never have if she wasn't willing to become a proactive contender, competing for her best life possible. Risa knows all too well what it's like to be a kidney patient trapped in a hopeless sinkhole headed towards dialysis. As she watched her renal function numbers decline, her emotions escalated. The thought of surrendering her sense of control over her future consumed her thoughts and immobilized her dreams. Unwittingly, she discovered a new paradigm after attending a kidney patient conference. The presentation she attended caused an awakening that compelled her to stand before her disease and use her voice to proactively secure her best choice - a transplant before dialysis.Today, Risa is living her best life ever as a preemptive (live-donor) transplant recipient. Her passion for helping others reflects in the names of her principal firms, The Proactive Path and the TransplantFirst Academy, a non-profit (501c3) organization leading the way to better outcomes. As an enthusiastic "positive-disruptor," she's dedicated her life to inspiring eligible kidney patients to bypass dialysis (or become dialysis-free) by proactively seeking live-donor transplant opportunities.Known for her trailblazing patient empowerment strategies, she invites her fans and followers to "join her at the top" - where dreams can come true.

From the Back Cover

The Life-Threatening Wait:

You've been waiting months and months (perhaps several years) for a kidney transplant from a deceased donor. The meter's running, the clock's ticking and every day counts. You're either hoping to bypass the need for dialysis or praying you'll be off dialysis someday by finding a living kidney donor.

This is NOT a Time to Sit Back & Stop Doing

You've been told to ask your family and friends for help, but what exactly do you ask for and how do you go about asking it? You cringe at the thought of having to ask anything at all.

Not Sure You Can Do This?

You want to end your wait, but finding someone willing to donate one of their kidneys is beyond overwhelming, The Challenge only intensifies when you don't know how to go about this process and you're too tired to figure it out.

This Book Bridges the "Info-Gap"

Discover confidence-building communication strategies, team-outreach tactics and powerful story-telling examples to ignite donor interest and desire.

Strengthen Your Donor-Magnet(R) Superpowers!

Learn how to enlist an army of ambassador-spokespersons to help you create "story-buzz" and start attracting potential donors today!

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1539731723
• ISBN 13: 9781539731726
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 114