Just Breathe

WARNING: SAPPY POST AHEAD. This book was..everything. This book was special to me for a lot of reasons. First of all and most importantly, I have Cystic Fibrosis. Growing up, I didn't like to talk about it but now I LOVE talking about it because people need to be aware of what CF is. Last year we were......more

This book was beautiful, amazing and heartbreaking. "Our greatest joy comes when we seek to do good for others. We are bound in a delicate network. We learn to be a human being from other human beings." It surely felt like being on a roller coaster full of both sad and joy tears. The story is about Dav......more

When your best friend has CF, you buddy read this book. I’m so proud of you, Samantha. What a book. While Five Feet Apart showed the dangers of two cystic fibrosis patients living in close quarters, this book showed the relationship between cystic fibrosis and depression. Both are chronic illnesses t......more

Like I said, I like YA fic in audio that tugs on the heartstrings. Though I did wish this could have tugged a bit more. David has cystic fibrosis and is at the hospital. I never really got to know him, sure he is sick, sure he wont live long, but still... Jamie struggles with depression. Her father ki......more

Richie’s Picks: JUST BREATHE by Cammie McGovern, Harper Teen, January 2020, 352p., ISBN: 978-0-06-246335-7 “Breathe, breathe in the air” -- Pink Floyd (1973) Popular Senior Class president David Sheinman has cystic fibrosis and has ended up in the hospital, unable to adequately function in his normal w......more