Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick is a soprano, composer and presenter. A recipient of two double lung transplants, she speaks and performs frequently at concerts, conferences and events around the United States.

Her TED talk is inspirational.

She has published a book, The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts (October 3, 2017) that she spoke about on October  on NPR^.

Scott Simon's October 1, 2017 NPR Interview of Charity Telemann-Dick is worth listening to.

If you are not familiar with Ms. Tillemann-Dick’s story you will appreciate the above links.

There are three types of Illness Narratives. Hers is a Restitution Story.