Lori's Reviews > The Last Leaves Falling

I would give this a 3.5. this is a pretty quick read. Sora is 17 years old and was diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. this horrible disease is progressing fast. His one way of coping is joining an online chat room with other teenagers. At first they have no idea what Sora is dealing with. but as the disease progresses and it is getting more difficult for him to type online. his friends learn about what Sora is going through. soon they meet in person. ALS is a sinister disease it is one of the neurological diseases that rob a person of mobility soon the person cannot move at all it is very painful. the victim is trapped in their own body yet their mind is intact. Sora is progressively getting worse. he makes a decision of what to do about his life. he wishes for his cyber friends to help him out with the decision has made. this is pretty sad of course. some readers may be supportive of Sora's decision, others may not. hard for me to read because my younger brother who is in his fifties was just given this diagnosis. so this book is a bit personal.