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After 18 years of marriage, the life of Lezlee Peterzell-Bellanich, singer/songwriter and business owner, took a dramatic turn. Saved by a Stranger is the story of her husband's harrowing quest for a liver transplant. With their two children, the Bellanich family temporarily relocated from New York to Florida during the height of the Covid pandemic. This bold additional upheaval would increase Rob's chances of receiving a deceased organ. Meeting weekly with fellow transplant patients and caregivers at Mayo Clinic's support group, the couple found solace and encouragement from these survivors' stories. Roseanna White has long been an author...and just as long loved to create art to go along with her stories. Over the years, this went from doodles and Prisma Color drawings to graphic design. In addition to being a novelist and editor, she now also designs for several small presses and indie authors. She specializes in book cover design, logos, and the promotional materials like Facebook covers and 3D images that make an author's image pop.
Praise for Saved by a Stranger -- As an organ donor recipient, I wholeheartedly endorse this book because these are the stories that we all lived through. - Jerry Rosenberg, liver transplant recipient This is truly an inspiring and well-told account of one family's journey through organ transplantation. What makes this incredibly enlightening is that the author interviewed other recipients and medical professionals to help create a book that answers many of the questions and unknowns surrounding this life-giving process, thereby encouraging others to become donors. The mystery surrounding organ donor ship needs to be removed, and this invaluable gift must be given without hesitation. I recommend this book to anyone with a family member who may need an organ transplant. --Susan Caples, Founder and President of the Katie Caples Foundation Lezlee Peterzell-Bellanich welcomes readers into the heart, soul, and struggle of her family as they journey through the process of her husband's liver transplant, bringing to life the incredible people she meets along the way-- health care workers, patients, and fellow caregivers. Her warm, humorous voice creates a chorus of stories, all leading back to the power and necessity of connection. ---Rosemary Farrell, Senior Librarian, Nyack Library
