LIVING A HEALTHY LIFE WITH C/F

HI OUT THERE!MY NAME IS LINDA MANRIQUEZ AND I HAVE C/F. I WAS DIAGNOSED AT AGE 15, ALTHOUGH I WAS GETTING PRETTY SICK AT AGE 10. I AM HERE TO SPREAD THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE DESPITE OUR LITTLE SETBACKS. FIRST OF ALL, FINDING THE VITAMINS THAT WORK FOR YOU IS VERY IMPORTANT.SECOND, THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS EXCERCISE.YOU HAVE TO DO IT NO MATTER HOW SICK YOU ARE. I'M NOT SAYING IF YOU HAVE PNEUMONIA GO RUN TEN MILES. I AM SAYING YOU MUST WORK YOUR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM TO STRENGTHEN IT. LASTLY BUT NOT LEAST, FIND THE RIGHT MEDS THAT WORK FOR YOU. WE ARE DIFFERENT EACH ONE OF US SO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU MAY NOT WORK FOR ME AND VICE VERSA. I USED TO BE ON ALOT OF MEDS AND I COULDN'T EVEN SLEEP THROUGH THR NIGHT, IT TOOK ME ABOUT 7 YEARS TO FIND THE RIGHT MEDS BUT NOW I AM VERY ACTIVE. I WORKOUT 5 DAYS A WEEK, I PLAY SOFTBALL, AND I LOVE SWIMMING, SKATING, AND DANCING. FOR ME AS FAR AS THE MEDS LESS IS DEFINATELY MORE!!!! GOOD LUCK TO ALL U GUYS WE ARE FAMILY. IF YOU WANT TO CONTACT ME MY E MAIL ADDRESS IS lindamarie888@hotmail.com
 

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Linda
It is so good to hear someone with CF that has a really positive attitude about life and about having CF. I am glad to hear that you are pretty healthy and i pray that you continue to be. My daughter is 9 and has CF, we try hard to keep her active and she does a really good job at it, she is always wanting to run, swim, jog, ride her bike, play on the trampoline, skate and she likes to lift weights. I hope that as she grows older her attitude is as good as yours, I do not ever want her to think that CF can stop her. Thanks for the positive topic.

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Kaitsmom, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HAPPY YOU MADE ME FEEL BY YOUR RESPONSE. YOU REALLY BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES. I HOPE AND PRAY YOUR DAUGHTER LEADS A HAPPY HEALTHY LIFE AND WITH A MOM LIKE YOU WHO WOULDN'T? SORRY ABOUT THIS SLOPPY FORMAT I AM COMPUTER ILLITERATE! I AM GETTING FRUSTERATED WITH THIS FORMAT. THANKS, LINDA
 
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