Living with Cystic Fibrosis

CF Has Taught Me…

By Maggie Sheehan

• CF has taught me I will be offered a children’s menu at restaurants no matter how old I get.
• CF has taught me I can exercise for an hour then enjoy a McDonald’s Happy Meal with a shake immediately afterward.
• CF has taught me Albuterol is my drug of choice.
• CF has taught me everyone in my life is here to teach me, not only about life, but also about myself.
• CF has taught me to teach others.
• CF has taught me to worry too much.
• CF has taught me not to sweat the small stuff.
• CF has taught me pretzels are a CFer’s best friend.
• CF has taught me not to fear death.
• CF has taught me to love life.
• CF has taught me I am not sick; I just live in a sick body.
• CF has taught me to reach for the stars when I can barely reach the kitchen cabinets.
• CF has taught me giving up is not an option.
• CF has taught me to hate one thing in this world: cigarette smoke.
• CF has taught me to be an expert on CF.
• CF has taught me that I rule my life.
• CF has taught me rules are made to be broken.
• CF has taught me how to handle puberty and a midlife crisis simultaneously.
• CF has taught me “the best part of waking up is sputum in my cup!”
• CF has taught…me.