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Day 11 of #31DaysOfCF: Have You Met Cynthia Fibrosis?
Lauren Michele is a 23-year-old cystic fibrosis (CF) patient from Dallas. She was diagnosed at 5 months old, and for Lauren that means her CF is like a family member. In fact, she goes by the name Cynthia Fibrosis.
Lauren and Cynthia Fibrosis have had a lifetime of memories together: hospitalizations, infections, a G-tube, surgeries, and many other things. She’s like an annoying little sister that won’t go away.
For Lauren, it was hard to find anyone to relate to because she was a Black girl with CF, and she says: “Finding a Black person with CF is like finding a unicorn!”
The advice Lauren has for other CF patients is to embrace every aspect of the illness, and live your best life!
Lauren, you have an incredible spirit and a fantastic sense of humor!
Now back to our CF Community: How do you define your own relationship with CF?
To read the rest of Lauren’s story, and learn more about her journey towards self-acceptance, click here.
Our #31DaysOfCF initiative is running for the entire month of May. Each day, we are featuring a different story, and a different view of life with CF. To read all of the stories, visit our website.
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