April Zimmerman

April Zimmerman
Sister to two individuals with CF
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April Zimmerman is a Maryland-born freelance writer, content writer, and blogger currently residing in Charleston, S.C. Recently she was a finalist in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Charleston's Finest Class of 2018. You can read her blog at aprilzimmerman.com and follow her on Instagram and Twitter, at @ape_zim, for all of the daily things. 

Blog Posts

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As a child, I mourned the loss of my sister and brother to cystic fibrosis, so much so that I avoided any and all things that had to do with CF. Last year, a person with CF helped me confront that fear, leading to an unexpected, but cathartic, outpouring of grief.

| 6 min read
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Cystic fibrosis took the lives of my sister and brother. I use every opportunity to share their stories and help keep their memories alive.

| 5 min read