While I Breathe

<p>There are some circumstances that no baby manual or parenting guide could ever prepare you for.  WHILE I BREATHE is the gripping true story of how a first-time mother and her baby fought together for survival.</p><p> </p><p>When Susan became pregnant in the winter of 1994 she had a loving husband a stable home a life of faith and soon a baby to complete the picture of a perfect life.  But everything changed the day she was rushed to the hospital for an emergency C-section a full two months before her due date.</p><p> </p><p>Born weighing just two and a half pounds with a heart defect and Down syndrome baby Ryan was given little odds of surviving his first few days.  But he proved to be a fighter whose birth heralded the start of a tumultuous battle for survival.</p><p> </p><p>In their quest to save Ryan's life Susan and her husband navigated a dizzying maze of hospitals doctors treatments and seemingly endless setbacks - eventually finding themselves going head-to-head against the overreaching all-powerful authority of the medical establishment itself.</p><p> </p><p>WHILE I BREATHE is a raw poignant exploration of adversity family crisis love loss and faith.  It is a study of seeking light amid darkness and grace amid sorrow and of the unconditional love between a mother and her child a magical little boy who forever changed the hearts of everyone who came into his orbit.</p>