To the 43 Year old who still "kicks ass", I think you're fulll of it. You are either lieing about your age, because you speak like an immature idiot, or you are a miserable and lonley person. No one pretends to be better than anyone else on this site, and if that's what you got from reading these posts you should look again. This site is a source of support and answers for people. No, CF is not a death sentence, and yes it is responsible for making most of us the life-loving people we are. But it DOES cause pain and suffering to many people, as well as death, and if you have ever bothered to research it you would know that evey case is individualized. So don't get on here and act like a fool. Some day you might be faced with some scary reality and when you see the pain on the faces of your loved ones, you will understand what people are talking about here.Debbie23 w/ CF