Hi Brook.
I'm always sad to hear about a new member on here. Even though I think it is a great place for people dealing with CF, it especially saddens me to hear of new diagnoses.
I'm very happy to hear that you have such a great attitude, though. It took me about 6 months to go from being quite pessimistic about the whole situation to being very optimistic about the future. I still have a bad day every once in awhile, as I'm sure everyone does.
I just wanted to share one of the best things that was said to me after DS was born. And that is to treat him like a baby, first and foremost. Enjoy him! I'm not sure if this is your first child, but I really do think it helps both you and your child to treat him just as normal as you would a child without CF. The only difference in our children (we have a CFer and a non-CFer), is that our CFer does his treatments and meds every day, which quickly turned into just another part of our daily routine.
I wish you well and please don't hesitate to ask questions on here. I have found this site and the people VERY helpful.
I'm always sad to hear about a new member on here. Even though I think it is a great place for people dealing with CF, it especially saddens me to hear of new diagnoses.
I'm very happy to hear that you have such a great attitude, though. It took me about 6 months to go from being quite pessimistic about the whole situation to being very optimistic about the future. I still have a bad day every once in awhile, as I'm sure everyone does.
I just wanted to share one of the best things that was said to me after DS was born. And that is to treat him like a baby, first and foremost. Enjoy him! I'm not sure if this is your first child, but I really do think it helps both you and your child to treat him just as normal as you would a child without CF. The only difference in our children (we have a CFer and a non-CFer), is that our CFer does his treatments and meds every day, which quickly turned into just another part of our daily routine.
I wish you well and please don't hesitate to ask questions on here. I have found this site and the people VERY helpful.