To My Brother With Love: Our Kidney Transplant Journey
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Authors
Rawlings, Melody
Issue Date
2026-02-10
Type
Book
Language
en
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Abstract
Melody Rawlings, EdD, is an author and educator who is passionate about service, faith, and helping others live meaningful, purpose-centered lives. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership and a master’s degree in science and technology. Her writing has appeared in peer-reviewed journals and in books published by Routledge, Cambridge, IGI Global, and Kendall Hunt.
To My Brother With Love offers a vivid first‑person account of the lived experience of kidney failure, dialysis, and a living donor kidney transplant, highlighting the intertwined roles of faith, family support, humor, and personal resilience in navigating a life‑altering medical journey. The narrative traces the bond between a brother facing organ failure and the sister who becomes his donor, providing insight into the emotional, spiritual, and relational dimensions of illness, caregiving, and recovery. Because it centers on meaning‑making through personal reflection, identity, and shared family experience, the book serves as a strong phenomenological case study for examining themes such as embodiment, vulnerability, altruism, spiritual coping, and the human experience of chronic illness and healing.