In his new book, Before My Heart Stops (Shadow Mountain, $21.99, September 2010, ISBN: 9781606418185), four-time Billboard charting pianist Paul Cardall shares his thoughts and feelings of being told that, without a heart transplant, he would die. And if he was fortunate to live long enough to receive one, he would most likely not survive the surgery.

Days later, Cardall started a blog to update his family and friends on his condition and shared his thoughts, feelings, and observations of what was expected to be the final days of his life.
But his blog, “Living for Eden,” wasn’t about dying. It was about the importance of family, the need for faith, overcoming despair, and seizing every moment because “with each day death is ever closer.” The blog was named after his daughter, Eden. As he struggled to survive,
Cardall drew closer to God. In his daily blog entries he offered principles universal to those who value spiritual things, and celebrates what it means to truly love one’s family.

After reading his story, you may ask yourself, “What do I need to do before my heart stops?”

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