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Hi Again....I just wanted to tell you after reading your reply to my reply (sounds funny) that I also have a brother with CF who is 22. I also have a sis who is 28 with no CF. My biggest worry about having a child was will he/she have CF. We did not have my husband tested...so it was a waiting...

Hi There,I am a mom with CF. I am 29. My daughter turned 5 this past March. First let me tell you as you already know that each person with CF is soooo different although our main problems are similar. The severities range so much! I work full time and am a full time wife and mother. Yes I...

Hi Jen,My poor brother when he was little had a runny nose ALL the time. Come to find out he had polyps. He doesnt have any other probs with his sinuses other than that. I on the other hand have problems with my sinuses and no polyps. CF is weird. Anyway, I would take your little one to an...

Hi...I'm a 29 yr old female with CF. I have a 5 yr old daughter. Just wanted to say that there is no insurance (for any woman with or without CF to become pregnant). It is more difficult for a woman with CF to get pregnant but it is not impossible....it just depends on your health. Also...

I think it has alot to do with maturity. When I was 12, I was very mature for my age and I think it was because of the CF and the things I had to do to stay healthy. I have known I have CF for as long as I can remember. I did alot of research on my own as a child too...whatever I could get my...

Picc lines are usually inserted into those who are going to be on ivs for a little while. This saves your veins from being traumatized as much. The veins can only take so much medicine. The picc line is very safe...My veins blow every time they draw blood from me...so when I go in to the hosp...

Hi Christie,Just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Dea..I met your husband at the last Great Strides meeting...I recognized the names of your children on your post...Malachi and Mylee are adorable!!! Anyway, I am 29 with CF..and have a daughter of my own...thank goodness she didnt get the...

I am a 29 yr old with CF. I also am very small in that area...and always felt like I didnt look good enough. Until my mom got breast cancer...I seen another post kind of like mine. My mom was 29 when she was first diagnosed with breast cancer and had to have her first mastectomy. 14 yrs...

Dear Murgie,I'm not quite in the same situation....but I will express my thought and opinions. I am a CFer myself and am married, but I also have a 5 yr old daughter who is CF free. I'm not sure what kind of thoughts your husband is expressing.....not sure if hes scared in regards to the CF...

Also, you can try putting a packet of Carnation Instant Breakfast into your milkshakes....makes more calories. Add all sorts of extras you can to anything such as butter, dressings, sour cream, etc. Also nuts are high in calories....they are a good snack! I believe all of us with the...