Lauren is 35 and was diagnosed with CF when she was one year old. She was in the hospital for her very first birthday but was extremely healthy growing up and wasn't admitted again until she was 19. Lauren grew up in upstate New York with her younger brother. She earned her bachelor's degree at Manhattanville College and went to grad school at the University of South Carolina to study clinical psychology. Lauren has lived many places in her adult life, including Ireland and Salt Lake City. She grew up dancing and singing and loves to attend karaoke when she can. Lauren lives just outside New York City in Westchester, N.Y., with her husband, Paddy, and her two fur-babies, dogs Vincent, 13, and Cash, 2. She loves being a part of the CF community on social media and meeting fellow CFers on Instagram. Her handle is @irishgt413.
