Beyond Breathing

About the Book

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.

About the Author

Margarete Cassalina, lives in Milton, NY, a mother of Eric and Jena, both have Cystic Fibrosis (CF). Jena passed away from CF on 12/4/06 at the age of 13 awaiting a double lung transplant. Margarete and her husband Marc are extremely active nationally with The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. They are committed in creating awarness and raising funds for scientific research and have dedicated their lives to finding the ultimate cure. 65% of the net proceeds will go directly back to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to fund research.