What Readers Are Saying...

Much of this book is about rebirth - of womanhood, of spirituality, of cultural belonging, of family, of adulthood, and, of course, of life.  --CD, Chicago, IL

I read your book & I loved it. I found it very inspirational for me, because I now have realized anything is possible in life even if you do have CF. Nothing can stop you from living an ordinary life. I now have faith that I can overcome this disease and enjoy life. Thank you! This is the best gift ever. --CF teen

I want to tell you quickly how incredibly powerful your book is. I finished it last night and still don’t have the words. The book is a gift, a celebration and a beautiful memorial to many. --OD, Santa Fe, NM

I have been very hesitant to read any memoirs about CF or similar materials because, quite frankly, I get extremely depressed about the future. However, I also feel like I owe it to my daughter to be prepared for what is to come, not only medically, but also emotionally. Everything that I had heard about your book led me to believe that it would something I could handle reading... I also thoroughly enjoyed reading about all of the things that CF has taught you about what is important in life... Thank you so much for writing your book, and your honesty in doing so. -- Mother of a CF infant, Los Angeles, CA

Kudos on your truly superb book. I'm not quite finished with it, but I am struck by how absolutely heartfelt and beautifully written it is. Thank you for baring your souls. This is an important work, which, like most everything else you've done, deeply touches many people in meaningful and significant ways. --JB, Los Angeles, CA

Your book, the best I've ever read in my life, has greatly lessened the dread I've been feeling for the futures of my grandchildren... I have never believed in miracles, but now I do. Your lives are proof! -- Grandmother, CA

WOW! Fabulous job. I've read most of the books you reference in yours, and in my mind, there is no competition. --PF, St. Louis, MO

"The Power of Two" is one of the most honest, open, powerful pieces of prose we have ever read... Your book is so much more than just sharing "the struggle;" it is what real, engaged living is about. It is alive because you two are life itself. Thank you for sharing your very souls with your readers. - Retired American literature teacher, CA

I loved the book. Your flair for writing and your honesty really made the book amazing. I laughed and cried throughout the book. I could really feel what you both were conveying about chronic illness—the good, the bad and the ugly. --CO, San Francisco, CA

I stayed up until 1 a.m. finishing your book last night! ... BRAVO! I think you guys covered every human emotion possible, a story of courage, pain, despair and hope, resentment and exhaustion, unflinching devotion, excitement and travel, jealously, anger, symbiosis and separation, loss and suffocation, transcendence and joy, and mostly, underneath everything, always love. -- KF, Palo Alto, CA

I ... was done reading it in three days! I am not usually one to go through a book at such a quick pace. But I found myself totally into your book and kept reading and reading it. You both did a great job! --SC, Los Angeles, CA

I just wanted to say, for me, as an adult CFer you have skillfully described all the ugly secrets CF bestows upon us. When I have my friends read the book it's like, "yeah! that's exactly how I feel! That's exactly what happens to me!" It's concrete, it's written, it's the naked truth of this disease and I'm so happy you spelled it out for us. So from me to you, thank you for writing the book. - Adult with CF, Sacramento, CA

I absolutely devoured the book!  It was pheonomenal.  What a story you both had to share.  I can't say enough about it.  --KS, Chicago, IL

I came away with a perspective of chronic illness that I think I had an inkling of, but not quite... I think most importantly, [the book] gives me hope. It's definitely a story of seeing the silver lining, fighting for survival, and mind over body...something I hope to learn from in future. -- NM, Seattle, WA

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