My So-Called Lungs (Revisited)
We're revisiting one of our favorite stories from years ago — with a new twist. Laura Rothenberg lived with cystic fibrosis, and knew she would die young — she documented this in her audio diary 20 years ago. But that diary wasn't all she left behind.
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Show Notes
We’re revisiting one of our favorite stories from years ago — with a new twist. Laura Rothenberg spent most of her life knowing she would die young. She had cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that affects the lungs. She documented her life in an audio diary, showing her attempt to live the normal life of a nineteen year old college student. Laura died in 2003 — but her audio diary wasn’t all she left behind.
You can find Laura Rothenberg’s book of poetry, When Poetry Visits, at https://www.codhill.com/product/when-poetry-visits/#:\~:text=The%20poems%20in%20this%20collection,people%20do%20by%20old%20age.
You can also find Laura’s memoir, Breathing for a Living, at Barnes & Noble and Amazon.
Thanks to Taylor Schilling for featuring in this episode. Special thanks to Bryan Doerries and Mary Rothenberg.
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