# My Story

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- Authors: [Orla Tinsley](https://www.bookquiver.com/orla-tinsley)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2011-09-15

## Description

Orla Tinsley is well known as a campaigner for the rights of people with Cystic Fibrosis in Ireland. In her memoir, she takes us on a journey into the inner world of a child whose home from home was hospital, yet who from an early age refused to allow her illness to define her. It is also a story about coming of age in today's Ireland, as Orla takes us through school, college and the pursuit of a dream to become a writer. She describes how her love of poetry and drama sustained her through difficult times, and how writing in her journal was often a lifeline. She also tells of coming to terms with the loss of young friends through CF, and her at times maverick fight to improve an under-par health system that, for those with CF, delivers a lesser life expectancy in Ireland than anywhere else in Europe. Orla's family instilled in her a mind-over-matter philosophy from an early age: if you can't do something one way, keep trying until you find another. Breathe reveals the path of a young woman known for her fighting spirit: deeply personal, at times shocking, always honest, and ultimately hopeful.

## Editions

### My Story

- Publisher: hachette_books_ireland
- ISBN: 978-14-4470-413-6
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2012-09-03
- Language: en_GB

### My Story

- Publisher: hachette_books_ireland
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4472-553-7
- Published: 2011-09-15
- Language: en_GB