30 minutes til death: a true story about medical tourist industry and kidney failure (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781495966668)

Steve Wolshin was born in Miami Florida 1/16/1952. Steve learned to swim before he could walk. Steve started surfing at south beach when he was 10 years old. Steve's goal was to surf Hawaii. Steve had a surfing nickname called FurCat Steve had been surfing and living in Huntington Beach for many years going to college and saving to get to Hawaii. Steve traveled and surfed up and down the entire California cost and Mexico looking for the biggest and best waves he could surf. Steve finally got to Hawaii in the early 70"s Steve ended up making Hawaii and mainly Kauai his home. Steve met a great lady Rhonda and had two beautiful daughter born on Kauai with her. Crystal and Kandace There is only a hand full of surfers in the world that has surfed the waves Steve surfed And wind surfed during his 40 plus years in Hawaii and all over the world on his many surf trips. Steve is known in the business world as Duke. He became a Hawaii Real Estate Broker and a Senior Loan Officer Duke was involved in over 14 different Timeshare and Vacation Ownership resorts over the last 30 years in Hawaii and Colorado as a sales person, manager, sales trainer, marketing manager and project director Duke has over $250 million in sales and won many awards as the best of the best Duke also is in the Auto Industry for over 35 years and again earned the recognition of being one of the best of the best in the Industry. Duke owned Duke's Auto Sales. Duke created and implemented Sales Training Programs and Marketing Programs for many auto dealerships in Hawaii that set sales record that still stand today. Duke continues to train, consult and create marketing programs for business that understand the importance of integrity, professionalism and performance. Steve has become a consultant for many companies all over the world. Steve plays keyboards and is working on his first album Steve also writes poetry and his working on his first poetry book Steve became a Kidney transplant survivor in 8/24/2006 His book 30 minutes til death is the true adventures of the life and death ordeal dealing with Kidney failure. Steve continues to try to educate people of the dangers of high blood pressure and how to try to prevent kidney failure. Steve is s self appointed spokesperson for prevention of this terrible disease, Kidney failure. Steve is working on several other books including children books.