22/05/2020
I Was Born With a Life-Threatening Illness
"On my 2nd birthday, I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. My family was told I wouldn’t live past my 20’s and had to be hospitalized multiple times, I almost always didn't feel good. My chest felt tight and my sinuses are jacked up from the overproduction of thick mucus. You see it’s a genetic disease and both parents have to carry the gene for the child to have a chance at getting CF. It affects every aspect of our lives.. from having children of our own to straight up just shutting our organs down. It’s a scary disease and half the time I just look tired you can’t really always tell that I truly have a disease... my family has always been very supportive and have helped me through everything I’ve dealt with so far. I try to be good at taking my medicines and doing all my treatments but sometimes it’s hard. And I can’t even meet people who have the disease because if we come within 6 feet of each other we run the risk of making each other so much sicker. So for now, I am just trying my best to be as healthy and happy as I can."
Submitter: Madyson
Artwork: Kolyne