hey, hey! that's exciting you'll get to be soaking up the sun; there's not much that feels better! my traveling is done for now. i had a great time, and am very disappointed to be home. i have to...
maybe you should soak up some sun for that vitamin D...?...
hello. funny to read your question right now, as i'm on hold waiting to talk to a human regarding my SSI. I am 20 (21 next month!! woohoo!!) and receiving SSI - for the last two months. The website...
Hey Scott, my name's Deirdre. I'm not looking for any kind of romantic relationship, but I'd love to chat with another CFer! Maybe we can email each other. You should be able to find my email on my...
Heyo! Good to hear you're out of the hospital! Sorry the endoscopy was so awful; I can't imagine. It seems like you were in the hospital for a really long time. As for me, I'm in New Orleans for...
hello! I was diagnosed when I was 16 - at the end of my junior year of high school. growing up, I had "asthma and allergies". I began to notice that, of all the people I knew to have asthma, I was...
i don't get it. if you've already got two great kids with CF, why not have another? you're not really saving anyone but yourselves by trying to have a third, more "perfect" child. we CFers may be...
good luck! i'll be praying for you! -deirdre...
Hi! I'm a kid (okay, I'm 20) with CF (delta F508 being my particular mutations), and I love my parents. They raised me well, if I may say so myself, and I have never blamed them for my condition...
Anybody here do any traveling for long periods of time? in the near wilderness? How do you make do? I want to travel through Latin America, and I'm just looking for tips from fellow CFers,...
Hi! I've got cf, and I'm 20. I was diagnosed at 16. I have been dealing with depression for a while. It's an on/off thing; sometimes I'm content, but sometimes things get me down. I considered going...
Hello, Melissa! I'm really sorry it took so long for me to respond. It's seriously been months, and the slow response on this site is exactly what keeps me from coming back too often. hah. Well, I'm...
hi andrew. i'm deirdre. i'm nineteen going on twenty. i think i'll email you. i need cf friends. hah...
hello. my name's deirdre. i'm nineteen, as well, soon to be twenty. i'm not sure what to say, because i feel like no matter what i say it won't really help. all i know for sure is, yes this is a very...
Hi! Deirdre again. I'm wondering if anyone else is perpetually tired, like me. I'm sure it has to do with my inactive lifestyle, but I wanted to run it by you guys. I go to sleep late - midnight or...
Hello, everyone. Deirdre here. I'm nineteen and in my second year of college. I just wanted to know if anyone else here is in college or has already gone through college. What was your experience?...
Hi, Rachel! my name's Deirdre (deer-druh), and I'm nineteen. I was only diagnosed with CF about two and a half years ago. I'm doing the vest and nebulizer treatments. I'm only on pulmozyme right now...
Hello again, Emily (I just responded to another of your most recent posts)! Well... my life before cf.... hm.. I was diagnosed with asthma when I was about six, then it was asthma and allergies. I've...
hi, emily! i'm deirdre (deer-druh). nineteen years old. I was only diagnosed with cf a few years ago. luckily, i only have a mild case, but it still gets me down when i think about it all. so, i try...
chickadee, you made me cry! your post really affected me. Thanks for taking the time to put it up. I just wanted to say that lately, I've been thinking (perhaps a bit too much) about my CF and what...
Hey, Gem! Sorry to hear you're not feeling well, especially with this new mystery cold you've developed. I hope they figure out what's wrong - and quick! well, I just hope you'll feel better soon....
1. How long have you had CF? since birth 2. When did you find out? about two years ago, at age sixteen 3. How do you feel about it? Seeing as I'm sick right now, I would rather be without it (well,...
Whoa. all that food sounds amazing...it's about time for a midnight snack for me, i should give some ideas a try. thanks for all the new ideas on what to do with food and especially on the...
hello vera! i was sixteen when i was diagnosed. i would really like to know why it took so long for me to be diagnosed, as well. i wish i could say it was because i have such a mild case, but in the...
hello, neely! good to meet you. i'm a new member, as you can probably tell by the info under my name. well, my real name's deirdre, and i'll be 19 next week (woohoo!!!). that really is quite a...
Dear Hayley, Hello, my name is Deirdre. I'm 18 - about to turn 19 in just a few short weeks! I'm a freshman in college, and about to finish my first year! woo hoo!! anyhow, I was only diagnosed with...
i was just wondering if, every once in a while, you just don't feel like doing your treatments. be it the neb or the vest, or whatever other contraptions you may have. i would rather take a nap...
hola. i'm 18. the name's deirdre. my aim is listenhere48. feel free to add me - that goes for anyone. i'm hardly ever on, but i would love to talk to other cfers, as well. peace!...
yo. thanks for your advice, i agree that it's important to emphasize just how different individuals' symptoms can be. so, on another note, i noticed you have a myspace. would you mind if i added you...
well...i guess one thing i would really like to know is how other cfers explain what cf is. i've heard people try to avoid explanations, i've heard some just say it's "like asthma", but i want to...
hi. i'm not sure if i'm doing this right, but i was just reading the thread. I am pretty much just like you, pahiatua, in that I am not good at exhibiting my emotions to other people. except when it...
hi...name's deirdre. it's only been about a year and a half since i was diagnosed with cf. I'm a freshman in college and finding it very difficult to face the reality of this disease by myself. I've...