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Susan Whitman Helfgot discusses The Match: Complete Strangers, a Miracle Face Transplant, Two Lives Transformed

Start: 10/20/2010 7:00 pm

Midwest Transplant Network and Rainy Day Books present Susan Whitman Helfgot as she discusses The Match: Complete Strangers, a Miracle Face Transplant, Two Lives Transformed

Time: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7:00 PM
Location: Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
Phone: 913-384-3126 to make reservations.

Author: Susan Whitman Helfgot is the widow of Joseph Helfgot, a Hollywood movie marketer who died from complications during heart transplant in April of 2009. She was cast into the national spotlight when a Boston Globe reporter uncovered that her husband had been the donor in a historic transplant operation. In the late 1990s, the former insurance company executive decided to return to her first love, science, returning to college to study astronomy and biology. She co-founded a charter middle school in Los Angeles while pursuing her studies. Her knowledge of biology coupled with a decade as her husband’s caregiver outside and within hospital walls has given her a unique and valuable perspective and Susan has become an outspoken advocate for organ donation. She has presented to national medical conferences and testified before the Commonwealth of Massachusetts legislature, and has appeared on television programs including Good Morning America and Dr. Oz. Susan established the Joseph H. Helfgot Foundation with funds from the sale of The Match: Complete Strangers, a Miracle Transplant, Two Lives Transformed. Projects include Team Heart Rwanda and an ongoing research study about public perceptions concerning face transplantation. The foundation also provides funding support for face transplant medical research. For more information visit Joseph H. Helfgot Foundation. An avid runner and stargazer, Susan lives with her children and cocker spaniel in a suburb of Boston.

Title: The Match: Complete Strangers, a Miracle Face Transplant, Two Lives Transformed, $26.00 Hardcover, ISBN 9781439195482, On Sale Date: October 1, 2010

What: Susan Whitman Helfgot will share her remarkable story, answer audience questions, and autograph copies of her books purchased from Rainy Day Books, on our website and / or at our Author Event. Midwest Transplant Network Staff will be on hand to share information about transplants and becoming a member of the donor registry.

When: Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 7:00 PM

Where: A Rainy Day Books Author Event and Midwest Transplant Network at Unity Temple on The Plaza, Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112

Admission Package: This Event is Open to the general public. Make Reservations by calling Rainy Day Books at 913-384-3126.

All Author Event Book Sales are Final and Non-Returnable.

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