Approaching The Future With Cystic Fibrosis
I'm a 16 year old girl with CF I've been diagnosed when I was young. Since then I've been admitted every so often at the IWK hospital in Halifax Canada to help me fight off my sicknesses.Thanks to my amazing doctors I've learned how to cope with my disease the best I can. Every treatments and surgery definitely helps me...
View MoreCystic fibrosis is a life altering disease. How do you approach your life and future living with it?
Every day is a step. I live in the moment and I try my best to keep myself healthy with my CF. I never know when it could be my last day, so I don't allow myself to over think it. The difficult days are not fun, but they make the good days feel better. I love life, my disease won't affect my way of thinking.
How do you stay positive and prepare for the unexpected?
I stay positive by thinking one day at a time. I'm lucky enough to be alive. The days I become hospitalized I always try to keep my head up and think about how I need to keep my lungs healthy, my weight okay, and my mood positive. Not every day being hospitalized is full of happiness, but I can't just live in negativity.
What do you want others to know about cystic fibrosis?
I am just like you. Don't take petty on me, I'm just trying to live my life like you are. No, my disease isn't contagious. Yes, I cough a lot, and it's not cause I have the flu, that's how I am. No I don't starve myself, I eat a lot I just cant gain weight like an average person. I have different obstacles in life but that's what makes me strong.
