WHY ME? became WHY NOT ME?
A Story of Kidney Failure, Transplant, Grace, and Purpose
by Jeremy Leicester
What happens when the life you built completely falls apart? For decades, Jeremy Leicester hid behind the facade of a successful provider while privately battling crippling addiction, financial ruin, and a crumbling marriage. Convinced he could fix everything through pure grit, he kept pushing forward until a cascade of catastrophic health crises stripped away every illusion of control. From emergency quadruple bypass surgery to total kidney failure and agonizing dialysis, Jeremy was pushed to the absolute edge of survival. Yet, in his darkest hospital rooms and moments of near-fatal cardiac arrest, he discovered something unexpected: the transformative power of radical surrender to Jesus Christ. When his now wife, Sue, stepped forward with an extraordinary gift of sacrificial love—offering her own kidney as a living donor—Jeremy witnessed God's redemptive power firsthand. Why Me? is an unfiltered, deeply moving testament to the beauty that emerges from brokenness. Leicester's candid journey proves that God does not waste our pain, offering a beacon of hope, restoration, and renewed purpose for anyone navigating their own valley of suffering.
- Biography
- Religion & Spirituality
- Spiritual Memoir
- Medical & Health Memoir
- Overcoming Adversity
- Christianity
To My Beautiful Wife, Sue
Thank you for loving me when I believed I was unlovable.
From the moment we met, you accepted me with all the baggage I carried—the kidney failure, dialysis, the uncertainty of my future, and the mistakes of my past. Instead of running away, you chose to walk beside me.
Thank you for sitting through countless dialysis treatments, holding my hand during the hardest days, praying with me, encouraging me when I wanted to give up, and continually pointing me back to Jesus Christ.
Thank you for believing in me when I struggled to believe in myself.
Thank you for your unwavering faith, your endless patience, and your willingness to trust God's plan even when neither of us knew where He was leading.
Most of all, thank you for giving me one of the greatest gifts anyone could ever receive—your kidney.
Through your incredible act of sacrificial love, God not only gave me a second chance at this earthly life, but He also taught me a deeper understanding of grace, gratitude, and unconditional love.
I thank God every day that He brought you into my life.
I love you more than words can express, and I look forward to continuing this journey together, serving Him side by side for as many years as He gives us.
With all my love,
Jeremy
To Our Children
Shay, Jason, Tessa, and Jagger (Listed by age, not height) I want you to know that I love each of you with all my heart. There are things written in these pages that some of you may already know about me, and there may be things that some of you are learning for the very first time. If you already knew these parts of my story and they caused you pa…