How Lucky by Will Leitch

Daniel is slowly losing his life to a degenerative disease called SMA. He needs help to do most things we take for granted and it is only going to get worse but in spite of this he is one of the most optimistic and positive people on Earth. Working from home on the computer as a Customer Service Rep for an airline with one of the worst records, he is used to a steady dose of abuse. His days are going to get worse as soon as he sees a young woman get into a car - a woman who is now missing. He does whatever he can to find her or her captor and in the process begins a dangerous journey. This book starts off funny and uplifting and then smacks you in the head. An empowering book for anyone with challenges and a great reminder to the rest of us not to let the disability get in the way of seeing the person behind it. It is also a love letter to the Southern college football way of life. Will Leitch has created characters and a story that is sort of a love match between Pat Conroy and Fredrik Backman.  4 1/2 stars