This is a picture of my family. It was taken just before Christmas, and boy was it cold..... I even think my teeth were chattering in this picture. In my first post I told you the basics of my life, but I didn't really go into detail about how I got here....... Where to begin...... Ok, well I grew up in Montana. I was the only one in my whole town who was dx'd with CF, so fitting in in school was always a bit of a challenge for me. Kids don't really understand when you have to stop at the office everyday before lunch to take some pills. I think it was because of this that I used to try to hide My Cf. I have since gotten over that, and am now finding it liberating talking about my life and the struggles that come with it.
Looking back, I think I had a pretty typical childhood complete with best friends, enemies, dance lessons, figure skating competitions, laughter, tears, crushes, boyfriends, and a fair share of rebellion (ok not that much) plus a list of medications that would make my Gramma proud. I graduated highschool in 2000, and went on to start college at MSU Bozeman. While attending school, I also worked at Target (it was also Dec of this year that would mark my first ever hospitalization) I made it through my first year at MSU, and I loved it. I loved the freedom of being on my own, having roommates, and overall just living.
It was the summer of 2001 when I traveled to Billings Mt with a group of my fellow Target workers to help set up and new store being opened there. It was also when I met my now husband, Wes. I met him on August 2, 2001, and really on all accounts it was love at first site (don't get me wrong, we've had our rough patches, but I've never doubted that he is the only one for me) It was a whirlwind kind of courtship that pretty much ended up with me deciding to transfer to MSU Billings so I could be closer to Wes within the month. By Sept I was living in Billings, and still working for Target, unfortunately I was unable to start the frist semester at MSU-B because of my health. The year went very quickly, and I honestly think it was one of the hardest years for me health-wise. I had every intention of starting back to school during second semester, but it seems as though my exacerbations correlated perfectly with the change of the seasons, therefore landing me in the hospital just in time to start back to school. Needless to say, I ended up taking that whole year off, and by that summer, Wes was talking about going back to school himself. Wes decided that he wanted to go to school to become an A&P Mechanic, so he researched schools and chose one in Portland Oregon. It was then that he asked me to move to Portland with him, and being the whimsical soal that I am, I of course said yes. We packed up all our worldly belongings into our 2 Honda's and began the journey to Oregon on August 6, 2002. That was also the day he asked me to Marry him. Bet you can't guess what I said........
Well folks, it's time for me to get on.... lots of important hospital stuff...... I will continue this reminiscence at a later time <3
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