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The CF Warrior Project Volume 2
The CF Warrior Project, Volume 2: Celebrating Our Cystic Fibrosis Community is a first-of-its-kind, inspirational book that details the lives of both people who live with the life-changing diagnosis of cystic fibrosis along with those who have made a difference in the CF community by advocating for those who fight the disease.
Andy Lipman, the author and a CF warrior himself, created this series of memoirs in memory of someone who advocated for him—his mother, Eva—who inspired people inside and outside the CF community to fight for their dreams.
Stories include people who once lived with a childhood disease now living into their fifties, sixties, and seventies thanks in large part to various scientific breakthroughs; parents who have turned unfathomable circumstances into impactful legacies in honor and, in some cases, in memory of their children; and celebrities who have used their influence to bring awareness to a disease and hope to a community that is so passionate to cure it.
If you are looking for an inspirational series of stories of people who are making every breath count, The CF Warrior Project, Volume 2: Celebrating Our Cystic Fibrosis Community is the book for you.
Andy Lipman, the author and a CF warrior himself, created this series of memoirs in memory of someone who advocated for him—his mother, Eva—who inspired people inside and outside the CF community to fight for their dreams.
Stories include people who once lived with a childhood disease now living into their fifties, sixties, and seventies thanks in large part to various scientific breakthroughs; parents who have turned unfathomable circumstances into impactful legacies in honor and, in some cases, in memory of their children; and celebrities who have used their influence to bring awareness to a disease and hope to a community that is so passionate to cure it.
If you are looking for an inspirational series of stories of people who are making every breath count, The CF Warrior Project, Volume 2: Celebrating Our Cystic Fibrosis Community is the book for you.
682 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 7, 2023
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About the author
Andy Lipman
5 books1 followerAndy Lipman has cystic fibrosis, but cystic fibrosis will never have him. On his 38th birthday, Andy passed the current median life expectancy for people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Now at 45, his life expectancy now exceeds the expected. Andy is a positive role model, who defied all odds to become a college graduate, Olympic-torch bearer, runner, author, husband, and father. He is dedicated to finding a cure for this genetic disease.
Andy’s fourth book, The CF Warrior Project: 65 Stories of Triumph Against Cystic Fibrosis, celebrates the people from around the globe who, like him, persevere and live life the fullest every day even though they have a terminal, invisible disease. The book is available now on Amazon.
Andy has two written memoirs telling his story battling the long odds of a CF diagnosis: Alive at 25: How I’m Beating Cystic Fibrosis and The Drive at 35: The Long Road to Beating Cystic Fibrosis. In addition, he wrote the novel A Superhero Needs No Cape about a young person who grows up wanting to play Major League Baseball, but he must do so while fighting cystic fibrosis.
Not just relating stories of survivors, Andy is also dedicated to finding a cure for this invisible, terminal disease. He and his family founded the Wish for Wendy Foundation in memory of his older sister, who died from CF after only 16 days of life. As of 2019, the foundation has contributed nearly $4,000,000 to help raise awareness for cystic fibrosis and fund research for a cure.
Andy has run the 10-kilometer Peachtree Road Race every year since 1997. He also runs and adheres to a rigorous daily workout and medical treatment routine. He has also finished a triathlon and completed the difficult ninety-day workout program P90X. An even greater achievement occurred in 2006 when Lipman became a father, a miracle for any male with cystic fibrosis because they are nearly all infertile. The Lipman’s second child, also conceived with the help of IVF, was born in 2008.
Follow Andy and The CF Warrior Project on Twitter: @CFWarriorProj; Instagram: @CFWarriorProject; YouTube: CF Warrior Project; and Facebook: Andy-Lipman.
Andy’s fourth book, The CF Warrior Project: 65 Stories of Triumph Against Cystic Fibrosis, celebrates the people from around the globe who, like him, persevere and live life the fullest every day even though they have a terminal, invisible disease. The book is available now on Amazon.
Andy has two written memoirs telling his story battling the long odds of a CF diagnosis: Alive at 25: How I’m Beating Cystic Fibrosis and The Drive at 35: The Long Road to Beating Cystic Fibrosis. In addition, he wrote the novel A Superhero Needs No Cape about a young person who grows up wanting to play Major League Baseball, but he must do so while fighting cystic fibrosis.
Not just relating stories of survivors, Andy is also dedicated to finding a cure for this invisible, terminal disease. He and his family founded the Wish for Wendy Foundation in memory of his older sister, who died from CF after only 16 days of life. As of 2019, the foundation has contributed nearly $4,000,000 to help raise awareness for cystic fibrosis and fund research for a cure.
Andy has run the 10-kilometer Peachtree Road Race every year since 1997. He also runs and adheres to a rigorous daily workout and medical treatment routine. He has also finished a triathlon and completed the difficult ninety-day workout program P90X. An even greater achievement occurred in 2006 when Lipman became a father, a miracle for any male with cystic fibrosis because they are nearly all infertile. The Lipman’s second child, also conceived with the help of IVF, was born in 2008.
Follow Andy and The CF Warrior Project on Twitter: @CFWarriorProj; Instagram: @CFWarriorProject; YouTube: CF Warrior Project; and Facebook: Andy-Lipman.
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May 20, 2024
This is a wonderful book to get an overview of the CF journey. And I mean the entire journey - from where we started, to stories of those who discovered the cf gene, to caregivers, patients, physicians, and more. I grew up in the cf community and have always been involved with the foundation. Even I learned so much through this volume of stories. It's yet another reminder of how absolutely incredible the cf community is, and what can be accomplished when dedicated people come together. Inspiring and beautifully written.
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