Enduring all manner of indignities through a comedy of medical errors, she miraculously survives near-fatal chemotherapy, life-threatening surgery, liver failure and ultimately, two gruelling liver transplant operations.

Instead, she took charge of her own healing project, applying the leadership skills she had perfected in her corporate career to the business of self-preservation. Told by her doctors 'there is nothing we can do,' she refused to give up. Neither disease was treatable because of the presence of the other. She survived, only to learn years later that her cancer had returned - but this time, it was accompanied by a terminal autoimmune liver disease. During both 13-hour surgeries I nearly bled to death. Having survived cancer in 19, this Fall I survived not one, but two liver transplants. Book excerpt: Kathy McLaughlin was a senior corporate executive when she learned she had Hodgkins Lymphoma. This morning I woke up unusually early, unable to banish the incessant thoughts that have plagued me since I returned from my most recent near-death experience. This book was released on with total page 172 pages. 'And she’s watching over them today.Book Synopsis Back to Life by : Kathy McLaughlinĭownload or read book Back to Life written by Kathy McLaughlin and published by FriesenPress. “It’s a sad day, but in a way, it’s a joyous day because so many people really appreciated her life and loved her,' said Jim McLaughlin, who traveled from Los Angeles for the service. Sister Lilian’s brother says he is surprised and overwhelmed by the support. And that’s why we’re here today, to pray for him.” 'Then the next day the church burned down. “He was the last baby that Father Weinmann baptized at one o’clock,' said Al Pecora, of Webster. One parishioner this Sunday says his son has a special connection to Father Weinmann. 'And along with Sister Lillian as well, some special people that took it on themselves to really make a difference.” “I feel we have a patron saint that we can pray to, and I tell the kids that and family members that we have special in the family that we believe is a saint,' John Weinmann said. “It meant a lot to a lot of people in the neighborhood, and just gathering here today 50 years later is pretty neat,' said John Weinmann, of Honeoye Falls and a relative of Father Weinmann.įather Weinmann’s family believes he sacrificed his life for what Catholics call “the Blessed Sacrament.” Inside the church, it was standing room only, showing the community has not forgotten that deadly fire. Over the years, and now in 2017, their lives are being honored and celebrated at the Church of the Annunciation one mile north of St. Phillip Neri Catholic Church on Clifford Avenue caught fire this week back in 1967.įather George Weinmann and Sister Lilian Marie McLaughlin died after running back into the burning building in an attempt to save the Holy Communion wafers in the tabernacle.

Back to Life by Kathy McLaughlin