When we launched the CF Community Blog in July, our goal was to provide a place where members of the cystic fibrosis community could come to share their thoughts and feelings openly, become more informed by each other, and most importantly, know there is a place where they can always find support.
During the past six months, you’ve done just that. Whether you joined the conversation in the form of a blog post, a comment or a personal message to one of our writers or each other, you have made this blog a success. Our most-read posts of 2015 reflect many aspects of life with CF: the good, the bad and the just plain messy. Did your favorite post make the list?
10. Checking Yes
By Hannah Buck | September 28, 2015
Annoying though it may have been for me, my mom was determined to raise a daughter who was healthy despite CF. However, we would both soon realize that not every symptom is visible. Read the full post.
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9. My Small War Against the Feeding Tube
By Kat Quinn | September 10, 2015
Why do we feel like failures if we can’t get our children to gain weight and have to concede the battle against the feeding tube?
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8. My Decision to Stop Working
By Amy Braid | August 13, 2015
I stopped working when I was 29. It was a decision I had been wrestling with for a while, but I finally did it. Nearly six years later, I do not regret my decision, but every day it is a struggle.
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7. “Ma, I got it.”
By Margarete Cassalina | July 17, 2015
Independence doesn't come without a little growing pains, tears and a few silent treatments. But we never stopped working on our ever-changing relationship.
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6. I Hope I Inspire You, Too: A Letter to my Best Friend
By Alyson Owens | October 29, 2015
Alexa was my best friend: the class clown, the leader of our wolf pack and the greatest sidekick I could ever have. Every day I spent with her was a blessing. I will cherish our memories until we meet again.
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5. An Open Letter to Family and Friends This Flu Season
By Somer Love | December 3, 2015
Getting sick for a person with CF is so much more than a couple days off watching Netflix. It can be really scary. But you can help us stay healthy this cold and flu season.
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4. 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming to College
By Hannah Buck | August 12, 2015
Looking back at my freshman year, I realize that putting college before my CF wasn’t the first thing I had all wrong.
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3. On Sadness and CF
By Katharine Scrivener |December 7, 2015
My emotions are constantly evolving through this journey with cystic fibrosis. And while I might feel like I am filled with sadness at times, my life is still very full.
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2. Orkambi: A Life Sentence
By Amy Braid | September 22, 2015
I’ve lived my whole life like it has an early expiration date. Recently, a drug was FDA-approved that could change that. I’m grateful, but I’m also scared…
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1. Baby Steps at 16 … and 30.
By Katharine Scrivener | July 27, 2015
Finding out I had a terminal illness my junior year of high school was a life change I was not prepared for. And as my life and relationships change, I'm learning that the journey to acceptance never ends.
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