Death Brings Life | Rodney Shurelds

I met Rodney Shurelds in a tough season in my life. That season had a complex emotional bent for reasons you'll discover on this podcast.

Rodney was the normal American male. Living in central Texas with his family, Rodney received a terrifying medical diagnosis that didn't just change his life, but many around him. In the following year, Rodney stepped closer to death and lost so much of what made him typically human. As time went by, things seemed to accelerate, and Rodney was placed on a donor receipt list just in case a miracle happened.

In January of 2020, a miracle did indeed happen. The problem is another family had to lose a loved one for Rodney to live.

....and this is where our story begins. Please join us for this emotional and frank conversation as we break down what it means to be receive life from another, the survivor guilt that comes with it, and the power of redemption through the family that lost their son so Rodney might live.

This is my conversation with Rodney Shurelds on the Rockstar Radicals podcast.

1:40 Rodney's story begins
3:35 The Chain Reaction
5:40 Managing body changes
7:20 Living in denial
10:40 Gangrene and amputation
15:25 Giving up on hope wasn't an option
18:10 My brother Mike's dark season
24:00 Severe Asthma
27:55 Getting the early morning call
32:50 Dying so another can live
37:00 Getting the call
41:10 Mike's kidney got a parade
43:50 Survivors guilt
46:40 Finding the donor on social media
49:15 The pride of humanity
51:50 Afraid to reach out to donors
54:25 Nurse gave advice that death is okay
1:00:40 Turning the story into a book
1:03:10 God's will for people

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