All three of these characters have three different cases of CF, which means that one person can infect another with their CF germs and make their cases worse. In the book and the movie, Stella, Will, and their friend Poe all have a specific kind of CF that requires hospital care and monitoring. My friend Kat at has CF and she’s able to live life at home and medicate herself. There are thousands of different cases of Cystic Fibrosis. When CF patients say that it feels like drowning, it’s literally their bodies filling with liquid to the point they can’t breathe. While that doesn’t sound like anything too serious, what happens is that the mucus builds up in the body without any way to go.

They both have Cystic Fibrosis, which is a debilitating disorder where the mucus, sweat, and digestive fluids is thicker than a normal person. Because that is just what I did.įive Feet Apart is the story of a young teenager named Stella and a young guy named Will. It should have immediately been a warning that I was about to cry my eyes out. The tissues should have been the thing to tip me off. When we checked in and got there, they gave us free popcorn, free soda, and a swag bag filled with the book, a popsocket, and a little bag of tissues. My friend, Kari, and I decided to get some dinner beforehand and then head into the movie. Over Galentine’s Day, I was given the opportunity to go see Five Feet Apart a month before it releases everywhere.

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