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Written by Maya

Category: Maya

Published: 09 August 2018

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 At my age, most people with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) are in the hospital on the lung transplant list, and most new lungs aren't much better than the ones that are barely functional. At my age, most CFers are dead or dying, and everyday their condition worsens. Yet, I am one of the healthiest CFers in the world, and have escaped that common fate. I don't exactly know why I'm so healthy, but I think it's a mixture of things.

My parents hardly ever let me forget a pill or treatment. My parents never held me back from doing what I loved, which included going to a regular school with regular kids, exercising almost daily, and just being a kid the best way I could. Unlike a lot of parents, my parents never sheltered me from the world. They wanted me to gain an immunity and to be like any other kid. I just had some extra stuff to do at home to stay that healthy. My grandparents and mom prayed often, and later on, my mom looked into more alternative treatments and diets to keep me healthy and happy.

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