When Hope Is Your Only Option

When Hope Is Your Only OptionWhen Hope Is Your Only OptionWhen Hope Is Your Only Option

When Hope Is Your Only Option

When Hope Is Your Only OptionWhen Hope Is Your Only OptionWhen Hope Is Your Only Option
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Media & Press

Jim Stavis is a triple organ transplant survivor, the author of When Hope Is Your Only Option, and the award-winning writer and producer of the documentary Source of Hope. Told at seventeen he'd be lucky to see fifty, he is now seventy-one. He remains the only triple-transplant recipient in Cedar-Sinai's history.

Media & Speaking Inquiries

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Ready-to-use bios, story angles, headshots and images

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Press & Recognition

Montaigne Medal Finalist, Eric Hoffer Award (2023)

Montaigne Medal Finalist, Eric Hoffer Award (2023)

Montaigne Medal Finalist, Eric Hoffer Award (2023)

Pacific Book Review — Notable Book

Montaigne Medal Finalist, Eric Hoffer Award (2023)

Montaigne Medal Finalist, Eric Hoffer Award (2023)

Kirkus Reviews

Montaigne Medal Finalist, Eric Hoffer Award (2023)

Foreword Clarion Review

Foreword Clarion Review

Foreword Clarion Review

Foreword Clarion Review

USA Today (April 2026)

Foreword Clarion Review

USA Today (April 2026)

Reader's Digest

Foreword Clarion Review

USA Today (April 2026)

Cedars-Sinai Pulse

Mirror Review (May 2026)

Mirror Review (May 2026)

Mirror Review (May 2026)

Mirror Review (May 2026)

Mirror Review (May 2026)

Rise Up Eight

Mirror Review (May 2026)

Rise Up Eight

Founders Magazine

Blue Book Network — Who's Who

Founders Magazine

NorthJersey.com

Blue Book Network — Who's Who

Founders Magazine

Blue Book Network — Who's Who

Blue Book Network — Who's Who

Source of Hope — IMDB

2016 Tournament of Roses Parade — Donate Life float

2016 Tournament of Roses Parade — Donate Life float

2016 Tournament of Roses Parade — Donate Life float

2016 Tournament of Roses Parade — Donate Life float

Contact Jim Stavis

For more information, visit jimstavis.com

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