Life in Limbo: Waiting for a Heart Transplant

By Lisa Stiles Nance

"Life is about opposites coming together to make you whole."

Lisa Nance takes us on a journey of love and faith as she travels the tumultuous terrain of her husband's six-month wait for a heart transplant.

It feels as if one day she's enjoying a round of golf with a seemingly healthy spouse, then the next she's at his bedside in the ICU. Now, she must face "the Wait," with a capital W, tackling the challenges of single parenting, running the family business, and visiting a terminally ill husband 500 miles away.

A beautifully written, insightful, and honest account of the lessons learned by a woman living a Life In Limbo.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Oct 22, 2003
• ISBN: 9781469724256

Lisa Stiles Nance

Lisa Stiles Nance has been a copywriter since 1990. She has written advertising materials for several national and multi-national companies. She lives with her husband, Miller, in Lenoir, NC.

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