Coughing the Distance: Paris to Istanbul with Cystic Fibrosis: Volume 2 - Softcover

Van Praag, Jonas Jacob Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0980592011 ISBN 13: 9780980592016

Publisher: Centre of the Universe, 2009

Synopsis

Walter's life is a struggle to survive, there are times when he has to fight for every breath. This book will impress, inspire and enlighten readers on how extreme obstacles can be overcome by sheer guts and determination in the face of a chronic illness. It is also an entertaining travelogue of parts of Eastern Europe that few of us would visit, and certainly not on a 4,000 Km journey by bicycle with a less than 50% lung capacity. The story covers the planning and execution of an amazing journey by a small band of people, some of whom had not met each other before and who are thrown together in funny, poignant, and sometimes almost unendurable and frustrating circumstances. Central is the author, Walter who is 42 and has cystic fibrosis, which as many will know is a chronic and debilitating condition from which most people are lucky to survive into their 30's.

About this title

About the Author

Walter has cystic fibrosis, which is a chronic and debilitating condition that you are born with, from which most people are lucky to survive into their 30's. He was born in Holland in 1965 and raised in Australia. He studied Mathematics (BSc) and Philosophy(BA) at the Australian National University in Canberra but now resides in the remote Island State of Tasmania. Walter has travelled extensively throughout his life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Centre of the Universe
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0980592011
• ISBN 13: 9780980592016
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 194
• Editor: Rozynski Megan, Whitfield Kathryn, Shugg Dace