All But My Life: Stuart Clark

After reading the first part of this book, many of the things you read you will never forget. The way Gerda's family doesn't know what is going to happen the next day or the next is an awful life to have. It amazes me how the whole family stays strong through all the challenges they have to deal with especially at first when Arthur has to leave. It makes it even more remarkable that they get through this with their father being ill. The one character that truly amazes me is Gerda's father because he is so ill, but yet he is keeping the family strong. This connects to my life because of my brother. He has a life threatening disease called Cystic Fibrosis and even with all the challenges that he has to deal with he keeps the whole family strong. When Gerda gets the letter from Erika you read some of the most disturbing things you will ever read. You can see her sadness in her writing and her desperation and need for help from anyone. Everyone involved in Gerda's life is truly amazing, even having to deal with all the problems they have to endure. It would make dealing with these problems extremely difficult, especially when this happens out of nowhere like it did in the story. So far I am amazed and idolize everyone in the story because of how strong they stay during the worst times of their lives when they know it can end tomorrow.