<p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Aimee Mackovic almost died at least twice. The first time was as a three-year-old, choking on a Life Saver candy, until her mother helped expel it. The second time, as a 40-something English professor and poet, she suffered heart, liver and kidney failure, having just days to live.&nbsp;</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Then, thanks to the immeasurable kindness of organ donors and extraordinary doctors and nurses, Aimee embarks on a life-saving journey where her family, friends and spiritual beliefs carry her through the physical and emotional trauma of surgeries. </span></p><p class="ql-align-center">Now, in her inspiring memoir, <em>CONTAINS RECYCLED PARTS: </em><em style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">My Triple Organ Transplant Journey and the Science of Gratitude</em><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">, she writes:</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><em style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">A nurse asks me what my pain level is on a scale of one to ten and I thrust both of my hands and all my fingers out and mouth: TEN! My side feels like it has been devoured by a carnivorous beast and my now mangled entrails are on the outside. I mouth to my mom through sobs:&nbsp;</em></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><em style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">"Please get me morphine!"</em></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">Throughout this riveting memoir, Aimee recounts her extraordinary journey surviving a triple transplant-heart, liver, and kidney-narrating her harrowing experiences with humor, gratitude, and unwavering resilience.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">All while she explores the gift of exceptional medical care, the loving support of her family and friends, and deep connections with organ donors and their families. Her inspiring story-which includes journal entries and Facebook posts that chronicle the experience in real time-weaves a rich and inspiring tapestry of science, gratitude, and a lighthearted spirit in the face of life's gravest challenges.</span></p><p class="ql-align-justify"><span style="background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)">This book is a must-read for anyone facing a health crisis, as well as for anyone who loves an engaging, entertaining read that will make you laugh, cry, and cherish life with optimism, love and gratitude.</span></p><p><br></p><p><br></p>