Breathing Room
- Publisher
- Radiant Press
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2015
- Category
- Canadian, Family, Women Authors
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781926710341
- Publish Date
- Oct 2015
- List Price
- $17.95
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Description
A mother's story. A son's story. Poems that touch us. Breathing Room, by Beth Gobeil narrates a difficult story; a mother's journey, beginning at the point her son is diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Saskatchewan poet, Beth Gobeil, through her compelling narrative poems, provides striking insights into a family dealing with illness, and the inevitable sense of loss. Then a twist in the journey, as her son Donovan is faced with the opportunity for a lung transplant...with its risks.
About the author
Beth Gobeil is a poet, health-care advocate, and the mother of three adult children. She lives in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Since her son Donovan received a lung transplant several years ago, she has been a strong promoter of the organ donor program.
