Shifting into High Gear is a true story of what can be accomplished with community, hope and drive..
It is a story of finding hope and holding onto it when all hope seems completely lost, and a story of coming out of one’s shell and discovering what it truly means to be alive. It is both heart wrenching and heartwarming, I highly recommend this one.

I really enjoyed reading this, I have a rare condition and a permanent chest line and reading this story bought all this home to how hard sometimes daily life is.

Well written and have recommended this to a few friends in similar situations.

A beautiful inspiring story about a rarely disease and how to handle it.

I personally suffer from an rare illness that until now has not been diagnosed since appreantly all professionals can only find that I have something but have no idea what it is. So hearing about some that has an actual rare disease and trying to find ways to promote it and show people that there are quiet a lot of illnesses out there still that are not a joke or imagination just not well known das very nice.

On top of that it's a very readable and easy to get throug book and while I personally did not connect to the riding your bike through a country aspect, the ideas behind the entire thing and the stories of the actual rides where nicely done.

All Niall a great book which I hope will bring more awareness not only to this specific illness but in general let people know that there is a lot out there that is not widely known!

Thank you HCI Publishing and Netgalley for an ARC in return for my honest review.

“ “Well it’s happening to you. It’s happening to us. So, let’s deal with it.” Somehow we had reached the end of our denial. We had to move forward toward the disease, not away from it.” “

Kyle Bryant has Friedreichs Ataxia, a degenerative neuromuscular disease. Kyles memoir shares his story so far, the triumphs, the pain, the amazing accomplishments while, pushing through this dis ease and being the best version of himself he can be.

Kyle road a recumbent bike across America to raise funds and awareness for FA. The determination and grit he showed to accomplish this was incredible. This book is the story of this ride. I am very grateful for being given the opportunity to read Kyles book. I learned so much about FA, a disease I had never heard of. I also learned so much about scientific testing, and the constant hopes and pitfalls of families hoping against hope for the next successful trial, drug or positive outcome.

The description of the roads literally travelling also interested me, along with the different characters encountere along the way, and of course such an amazing, committed family amd group of friends.

Thank you for sharing your story.