What have you accomplished

[wallflower]

Mark inspired me to start this thread, because I know we all have accomplished things we were not expected to. I thought it would be fun to share everyones accomplishements.

My accomplishments:
Lived past 10
Completed a college education
Traveled overseas
Live on my own/financially secure
Found the man of my dreams
Beat diabetes

 

[anonymous]

i'm sending this one on behalf of my son , he's eight. he ran a two kilometre fun run on may first, not that far i know but i was choked with pride, plus i couldn't keep up with him.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-cool.gif" border="0">

 

[coltsfan715]

This is a great post. One thing that I thought of when I was thinking of my "Accomplishments" is that the things I considered accomplishments wouldn't be considered that by a "healthy" person most likely - so my list may be a little odd.

Accomplishments:
Lived past 12 - will be 24 next month (YAY!)
Was on the track team - wasn't that good but by God I made the team!
Graduated High School
Went to College (received my AA not BA - one class left for my AS)
Have gone on a Cruise
Have snowboarded - and played in snow (I'm in Florida snow is a big deal)
Have seen the Liberty Bell
Have fallen in love
Have gotten engaged
Have been to Arizona, Michigan, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, South Carolina, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and the Bahamas.
Oh and I have managed to enjoy my life - even the hospital stays - and haven't lost hope (I think there is a great potential for people to lose hope and drive when they are fighting a terminal illness of any kind)

Things yet to accomplish:
Going to Hawaii - hopefully next year
Going to Australia - my ultimate place to go
Going to Japan - another wishful thought
Going to Washington DC
Going to California
Getting Married

Lindsey

 

[julie]

I'm posting this one for Mark since he rarely posts here

Lived past his teens
finished High school
First person in the last 2 generations to GO to college
Graduated college
Got married
Owns a house
Will be a father this year
Weighs more than 140lbs

I'm sure there's more but that's what I can think of for him, as his wife.

Congrats to all of you, most of these accomplishments you've listed aren't easy for anyone.

 

[Lilith]

Made it to twenty
Graduated cum laude from high school
Has a wonderful loving boyfriend
Actually mangaged to get SSI without a war happening
Weights more than 125 lbs.
Will graduate my college courses this year

For now, that's all I can think of <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

 

[spicyone18]

Great Idea

Things I have accomplished:
Traveled overseas by myself
Lived on my own for over 2 years
Graduated High School
Defeated depression

Thinngs I hope to accomplish:
Buy a house
get married
do lots more traveling

 

[bgchastain]

I love these kind of threads. I like to hear about everyone's life!

Graduated high school
Graduated college
Earned Real Estate liscence
weigh more than 110 lbs.
Got married
Own a house (and in the process of building another)
Have a great real estate career
Traveled to Jamaica twice (and counting)

I have a wonderful, supportive husband, great family, and great friends--life is good and full of hope and love!!

 

[thelizardqueen]

Graduated from high school
Moved out on my own/financially independant
Lived past the age of 18.
Held down a full time job for 3 years.
Didn't do IVs for ten years after my first admission.
Living with the man of my dreams, with plans to marry in the near future.

 

[anonymous]

Way to go everyone!!!!! Be proud of yourselves and never give up.... see what you can do.....when you put your mind to it!!!<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[JazzysMom]

1) Was in school band/choir & Prom Attendant
2) Graduated High School
3) Worked at Well known employers in the area & proudly lasted 12 years at my last job
4) Got married (was so proud of that I divorced & got married again LOL)
5) Had my daughter
6) Owned 2 homes
7) Bought my first brand new vechicle all by myself
8) Learned what being a good person, Mom, Wife, Aunt, Sis, Daughter & friend actually entails!
9) Reaffirmed my belief that being me is good enough!
10) Developed my frienships in the CF community since at first I thought there was no need!

 

[65rosessamurai]

Good Thread, but took me a while to think about my accomplishments, they don't seem as valuable to me as some accomplishments I'd like to overcome...

Accomplishments:
Lived past 40 (never expected it, really!)
Survived living in Japan with no CF care (Long story!)
Graduated from H.S. and College (Got an A.S.)
Divorced an Evil Witch from the East
Married to the right one who was waiting for me
Made first Dan in Karate about 20 years ago
Made fourth Dan in Iaido 4 years ago
Owning my own car (and driving in a foreign country--a rare thing!)

Goals to Accomplish:
Getting a Bachelors (BSET perhaps)
Fining the right job for my career (Maybe as a civilian working for the military?)
Make fifth Dan this August (and hopefully go on from there)
Return Stateside someday (Hmm...Hawaii??)
Own my own Firearms! (Illegal in Japan)

Accomplishments that were Lost:
Owned real estate (In Japan, owning real-estate is a biggie, but lost in divorce)
My rights as a U.S. Citizen becoming a grey area after moving to Japan!!
Financially well off, but has been in a decline since the divorce
Working over 10 years in a company, but had to quit because of the stress!
Married only once (lost in divorce and re-marriage)
Make first Dan in Aikido (lost after shoulder injury, which was the cause for divorce..another long story) and move on from there...

 

[Allisa35]

I'm new to this message board, so I hope I'm doing this right. I've lived a pretty boring life but here are my accoplishments:

Lived past 20 (I'm now 35).
Graduated in the top ten of my high school class (opted out of going to college)
Haven't been in the hospital since high school
I've worked full time from 1989 until 2003 with a few gaps in between (I now work part-time)
Met a wonderful man and got married (10 year anniversary this September)
We own a house
Have 2 dogs and 5 cats (our kids-lol)
Never felt sorry for myself because I have CF

 

[luke]

let's see before I start...Lindsey I noticed you don't have WV on your list. You should take trip over it is a beautiful state.

My accomplishments...

Living to see 30 and god willing my 31st next month
Marrying the most beautiiful, thoughtful and caring woman in the world
Holding three college degrees
Holding a full time job for the last 12 years.
Running my companies business for 2 states
Not missing a day of work due to illness for as long as I can remember
Went from living in a beat up hooptie car to owning my own house and 2 new cars
Having a great bunch of friends
Going to Italy(honey moon)


The unobtainable?

I really want to have children with my wife...Sadly that might not ever occur I am afraid. But that is the one that I want more than any other before I die. Forbidden fruit I guess?