Really enjoyed this book it was a rollercoaster of emotions I would recommend

Great memoir giving an insight into living with Friedrich's Ataxia. This book is about living life to its fullest and is written in a riveting, interesting way. There is something that really stands out in the way that Megan McIntyre tells her story, and that is the spirit she puts into everything she does. The family bonds and strong relationships with everyone in the book is a clear theme throughout, and which makes the memoir even more pleasurable to read, As a person with neurological disabilities myself, I could really relate to what going to physiotherapy sessions and having different procedures done is like. These topics, although present and important, are cleverly woven in to the general plot and the result is a book I for one could not stop reading. I would encourage anyone to read this, whether you have experience of disability or not, as it is a really engaging book. I felt so drawn into it that by the end I felt like I knew the author, and that, to me, means the story will stay with me for a long time. I received this book from the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I received this book through NetGalley in exchange for my honest review. First off I wasn't really looking for this book. I was participating in a book challenge for a book club that consisted of autobiographies, biographies and memoir style books. I had already picked a couple for the month so I was good then one day early in the month while browsing on NetGalley I came across "Suck It Up Sunshine" and the title just grabbed my attention. After reading a little about the book I thought it would make a great addition to that challenge. See being the Mom of a child (adult child now) with a disability I knew this book would grab my heart. And of course it did. I laughed and cried with Megan thru her telling of the trials of her life living with Friedreich's Ataxia. I could relate, from the parent's point of view, to many of the hurts. My heart would ache for her as it did my own son seeing how a child with a disease or disability gets left out or can't participate in many of life's activities. But then I was also overcome with joy for her as she found strength and pushed on with life and didn't let it stop her from doing the things in life she wanted to do.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sands Press and especially Megan for this opportunity.