Bionicglo
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | writer |
| Location | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Introduction | Born of American parents and raised in Germany, author Gloria Edel attended French schools until graduating from college. She moved to the United States permanently in 1984 prior to the first of four liver transplants. In a coma for six weeks, Gloria underwent five surgeries while unconscious. No stranger to surgery, she also had two hip replacements and two knee replacements. An avid sportsperson, Gloria has always enjoyed being active and never intends to shy away from physical activity, including instructing spinning classes for several years after receiving her new replacement body parts. On October 29, 2008, Gloria underwent her first kidney transplant and a third liver transplant. She married a very patient and giving man who helped her through two of three transplants. She holds the record title of “First Woman in the World with a Liver Transplant to have Two Children.” Gloria also has another great passion—learning and speaking languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew, and Russian. She is currently learning Chinese, her eighth language. She lives with her husband, a film and television director, in Los Angeles, California, with her two amazing sons. |
| Interests | Spinning, skiing, learning languages, reading, watching movies, watching art (concert, ballet, opera), eating healthy food, traveling. |
| Favorite Movies | La Strada, Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Baader Meinhof Complex, Shawshank Redemption, Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Pretty Woman... |
| Favorite Music | All music. |
| Favorite Books | All books. |
Please feel free to ask me any questions on the subject of liver transplantation. Or if you have an opinion or experience to talk about I would love to hear it.