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My Quiet War: How a Leader, a Family, and a Miracle Donor Gave Me a Second Life - Couverture souple

O'Connell, Dr. Daniel

 
9798994099308: My Quiet War: How a Leader, a Family, and a Miracle Donor Gave Me a Second Life
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ISBN 13 : 9798994099308
Editeur : DocLogical Press - DocLogical, LLC, 2025

Synopsis

My Quiet War is a deeply personal memoir of resilience, service, faith, and survival in the face of chronic illness. Diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease at the height of his professional and military career, Dr. Daniel O'Connell entered a long, largely invisible battle that would span nearly two decades. As his health slowly declined, he continued to serve as a leader, educator, veteran, husband, and father, navigating the demands of career, family, and faith while living under the constant uncertainty of organ failure.

Rather than focusing on illness alone, My Quiet War explores the discipline required to endure long-term adversity, the psychological and spiritual toll of invisible disease, and the quiet courage it takes to keep showing up when the outcome is unknown. O'Connell reflects on leadership under pressure, the recalibration of identity forced by chronic illness, and the importance of purpose, structure, and belief in sustaining hope over time.

The memoir culminates in a life-saving kidney transplant made possible by a living donor, marking not only a medical turning point but a profound personal transformation. With honesty and humility, O'Connell examines survival not as a dramatic victory, but as a series of deliberate, often unseen choices made day after day.

My Quiet War speaks to patients, caregivers, veterans, leaders, and anyone navigating illness, uncertainty, or prolonged challenge. It is a story of endurance forged in silence, faith strengthened through waiting, and the renewal that becomes possible when perseverance is matched with grace.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Daniel O'Connell is a Navy veteran, pilot, technology executive, educator, and kidney transplant recipient. Over a career spanning more than 25 years, he has held senior leadership roles across enterprise technology, higher education, and public service, while also serving as an adjunct faculty member teaching analytics, technology, and leadership.Diagnosed with polycystic kidney disease at the height of his professional life, O'Connell quietly balanced chronic illness, demanding leadership responsibilities, military service, and family life for nearly two decades before receiving a life-saving kidney transplant from a living donor. His experiences shaped a deeply personal understanding of resilience, faith, discipline, and endurance forged outside of public view.My Quiet War is his first memoir and reflects his commitment to honest storytelling, service, and the unseen strength required to persevere through prolonged adversity. O'Connell is also the founder of DocLogical, and continues to write, teach, and advocate for ethical leadership, service, and compassion in both professional and personal life.He lives in Connecticut with his family.

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Éditeur
DocLogical Press - DocLogical, LLC
Date d'édition
2025
Langue
anglais
ISBN 13 
9798994099308
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308
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