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Title: Breathing for a Living : A Memoir by Laura Rothenberg ISBN: 1-4013-0059-6 Publisher: Hyperion Press Pub. Date: 09 July, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.91 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Heroes Amongst Us
Comment: I first heard Laura Rothenbeg's story on NPR- as a student at Brown she recorded her daily life with Cystic Fibrosis- waking up each day trying to breathe- multiple treatments each day to rid her lungs of the thick mucus that clogged her airways. A typical story of this chronic terminal disease, but told in private, personal terms. Laura was a model for other studnets her age- she so wanted to live and to love. She went through a bilateral lung transplant but suffered from chronic then acute rejection. She was able to find romantic love with Brian and friendship with her many friends. Whomever Laura knew she touched their lives, and many of these people remember her in their stories in this book. Tragically Laura died at age 22- she was ready to die when the time came, and she helped prepare her loved ones for this loss. People with Cystic Fibrosis are my heroes- they live each day trying to breathe-every day of their lives.
Rating: 4
Summary: Read after hearing story on NPR
Comment: It's a quick read which surprised me given the poignancy of the subject matter. I wanted to read the book after I had heard her tapes on NPR last year. The book is a very personal account of living with (and ultimately dying of) cystic fibrosis and assumes a similar close knowledge of the disease. It does not contain much if any medical background to balance out the memoir.
Rating: 5
Summary: Breathing For A Living: A Memoir
Comment: This is an incredible read through the life of Laura battling the constant issues of cystic fybrosis and the procedure of a dual lung transplant. If you need a reason to reprioritize lifes normal trials and tribulations, this memoir, will provide you the guidance you are seeking.
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Title: Alive at 25: How I'm Beating Cystic Fibrosis by Andy Lipman ISBN: 1563526816 Publisher: Longstreet Press Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Spirit of Lo : An Ordinary Family's Extraordinary Journey by Terry Detrich, Don Detrich ISBN: 0970193408 Publisher: Mind Matters Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Ambulance Girl: How I Saved Myself by Becoming an EMT by JANE STERN ISBN: 140004832X Publisher: Crown Pub. Date: 24 June, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: Blow the House Down : The Story Of My Double Lung Transplant by Charlie Tolchin ISBN: 0595005586 Publisher: Writers Club Press Pub. Date: 29 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Alex: The Life Of A Child : by Frank Deford ISBN: 1558535527 Publisher: Rutledge Hill Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $13.98 |
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