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Recipient the Book by Leonnee Stolker
Recipient the Book by Leonnee Stolker
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A word from the author :
"About the Book
Recipient is an intimate memoir of transplant, distance, and the strength required to endure both.
Spanning rural Australia and the hospital wards of the city, it brings readers inside the lived experience behind organ transplanation, where logistics are relentless, outcomes are uncertain, and resilience is forged. And with each new chapter, the story becomes bigger than the one you thought you were reading.
At its heart, Recipient is about love, survival, and the lives that continue changed, complicated, and deeply meaningful.
And while transplant sits at the centre of it, this isn’t a book just for the medical or healthcare world. It’s simply an honest, entertaining, and deeply human story.
Why this book exists
This book was written to:
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Raise awareness of the need for organ and tissue donors
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Share the lived experience behind the statistics and the impact donation has on recipients
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Honour donors and their families
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Help others navigating chronic illness feel seen and understood
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Improve health literacy and confidence within complex systems especially when you live in rural Australia.
And simply offer an insightful, engaging, and at times unexpectedly entertaining perspective on life.
What you’ll take from it
This is not just a medical story.
You will walk away with:
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A clearer understanding of organ donation and transplantation
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Insight into the realities of Australia’s health system
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A lived perspective on chronic illness and caregiving, and
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A sense of how to navigate, question, and advocate within that system
While grounded in serious subject matter, Recipient is not without light. Moments of humour are sprinkled throughout the complexity — because even in the hardest circumstances, life continues in all its forms.
A Note on Accuracy
The book reflects personal experiences and perspectives and is not intended as medical advice.
The book has been reviewed with input from clinical professionals to support medical accuracy while maintaining the integrity of lived experience."
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