And So I Shall Live On: A Collection of Short Stories
This collection of short stories is very close to Laura's heart following the tragic death of her teenage nephew. His parents made the decision to allow him to help others in his death by becoming an organ donor. These stories were inspired by him, but are entirely fictional.
The Donor19 year old Thomas is lying on a hospital bed in a coma caused by a car accident. His organ donor card is tucked inside his wallet in the bedside table to his left. He hasn't told his parents that the shiny new card arrived in the post a few weeks ago, he figured there would be no need to say anything - what could happen, right?
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The Half Empty Glass35 year old Jim is a recovering alcoholic and is on the waiting list for a new kidney.
But life has been hard, can he really stay on the wagon in order to be suitable for the transplant? Unless he can fight his demons the kidney will not work... |
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