Author: Lauren

This kid on CF Voice is AWESOME, proving that it’s possible to bounce back, to turn your life around, regardless of all the difficulties you have. VERY inspirational for both CFers and non-CFers 🙂 http://www.cfvoice.com/info/adults/videos/back-from-brink.jsp...

I had a great correspondence with a CF mom named Amanda last week. Having two daughters of her own with CF, she asked me some great questions and I think a lot of Moms would love to hear what we had to say. Raising children with CF is tough, but if you have the right attitude (like I can tell Amanda definitely does) it will all work out in the end. I told her (from a growing-up-cfer’s point of view) how I was raised, and she made some great points as a CF parent herself too! Amanda: I try so hard to not think about our girls having CF. A lot of the time i forget. The treatments and meds are just a part of our life now. i think i would feel lost if i didn’t have to do all of it for our girls. People tell me all the time that they would have never known that anything was wrong with them and i LOVE hearing that!! lol i think the thing i’m soo scared of is when they get old enough to take care of themselves. are they gonna keep up with their meds and treatments? How did you deal with that? i’ve heard such horror stories, that is something that i for sure CAN wait for LOL. That and school, makenna is gonna be 3...

“Breathing in and out’s a blessing can’t you see…” Listen to the song above, it is so relaxing and puts appreciating life into plain terms. While shopping in Maine, I was acting like a fool as I usually do in public, and dying laughing at Kyle’s jokes. We went shopping at “Levinsky’s!” which, if you live in maine, you know has ridiculous commercials displaying every single thing you could think of at insanely discounted prices with an overly excited announcer complete with a Maine accent. Well, Kyle was being this announcer saying “WE HAVE MIRR-AHS AT LEVINSKY’S!!” “VISAH’S FIFTY PAH-CENT OFF!” (This could be one of those you-had-to-be-there-moments but regardless I was laughing pretty hard). As I was trying to tame my giggles, a woman came over to me, touched my shoulder, and said “Can I just tell you that I LOVE your laugh?! I’m serious, never stop laughing. You are probably the happiest person I have seen today.” Though I nervously giggled and thanked her, I wish I had told her that she made my day. Having someone tell you they can TELL you are happy is such an amazing compliment. She recognized that I enjoy my life both behind closed doors and in public. I owe a lot of my public-display-of-happiness (PDH) to my mom, who always dances down the aisles of grocery stores and sings any...