Smile Through It: A Year on the Transplant List

by Oli Lewington, Ben Shephard (Foreword)

A real-life story of Life Before Transplant for one courageous, and terrified, Cystic Fibrosis sufferer that will remind you exactly why you signed the donor register. After 23 years of battling Cystic Fibrosis Oli Lewington was facing two fates. A new lease of life through a double-lung transplant; or death. At 23 Oli’s life expectancy was 12 months. His only hope of a future was a double-lung transplant. But getting his name on the recipient list for organ donation was only the beginning of Oli’s battle, 1000 people die every year while waiting for an organ, and he knew it. Oli 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 Oli smile through one more day.

307 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 19, 2012

Reviews

[Mr.V.A.Blythe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Heart warming

As the Grandfather of an 8mth old boy with CF I found this an inspiring read, and a reason for great hope.