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Raelyn was diagnosed with CF at 6 weeks of age. She will be 10 years old soon and we are very blessed that she is thriving and doing well. Due to the advancements in medicine and treatments, Raelyn has not been hospitalized since she was 2 years old! If there is one word we would use to describe Raelyn, it would be FEARLESS! She has a bold personality and an even bigger heart. She is selfless, cares about others, sweet and loving, and has never met a stranger. Everyone is her friend and she has so much love for everyone. The older Raelyn gets, the more she wants to learn about CF and how it affects her body or potentially could affect her in the future. As you can imagine, this can make for some tough conversations. While having CF has become a part of her daily life and doctor visits and medications are "just another thing" in our home, it's still an ugly disease that we hope every day will eventually be a thing of the past! She is our CF warrior and we won't stop until a cure is found!! Real progress has been made in the search for a cure, but the lives of people with CF are still cut far too short. There still is no cure for this devastating disease. All money raised for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation goes to research.
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Updated July 5th, 2023
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