Beyond Breathing

By Margarete Cassalina

Beyond Breathing is a story of a mother's loss of her 13 year old daughter, Jena, to Cystic Fibrosis, a fatal genetic disease. Her journey takes you from unfathomable heartache to love and understanding of life's realities.
Through her journey she learns that life lessons come from her children and the beauty of living and the power of love.
In the span of one year she learns to go from depression and dependency to inner strength and the realization that love never ends and that there are no coincidences. That she is beyond just breathing.

• Language: English
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Release date: Mar 30, 2009
• ISBN: 9781935278580

Margarete Cassalina

Margarete Cassalina is a speaker, writer, and advocate for The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. She’s the author of the award-winning books, Beyond Breathing and See You at Sunset , and mom to Eric and Jena, both born with cystic fibrosis. Margarete continues to dedicate her life to finding a cure. For more about her, visit www.margaretecassalina.com .

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