We are who we are

Its so hard to believe I honestly made it this far in my life. So many uphill battles, so many obstacles. Living a normal life really never seemed to possible but I always tried making the best of it even though that sure made me slack at times on my medicines. People tell me a lot that they couldn't be as strong as I am but If you asked me a couple years ago I don't think I would be able to say I would be able to. But we all need to be strong when times call for it. I have been more then lucky to have amazing friends and family to give me a lot of the strength I have and to keep me positive and push me. My story is similar to many others though. I was only a few months old when I was diagnosed and at times it was hard being small and spending weeks in the hospital 2 hours away from my family and as I got older it got worst. When my dad and mom switched off to stay with me I would cry my eyes out seeing one of them leaving me. I formed strong bonds with my parents when I was little and spending so much time in the hospital. I also made many friends but some were worst then me and didn't make it. Soon hospitals started finding out about cross contamination between CF patients and that they shouldn't be enclosed in places together. As I have grown I have had times were I shouldn't of made it but with the strength my family and friends had and gave me I seem to fight through. Hospital stays were frequent through my high school years being ever 3 months and I was back in needing IV antibiotics and be on those for several weeks which made me miss out on many activities with either my school or friends, this led me into a depression and a serious one, but yet again my family and friends stepped up and helped me through rough times. I now can say I'm doing a lot better mentally and health wise. In a couple weeks I will be 21 years old and what a mile stone in such a long hard fought battle so far for all my friends and family. I will never give up the fight and I will always do my best to help others fight a hard fight. No disease is worst then another because no one should suffer but things like this make people like me stronger and more appreciative of what I have in my life. Don't ever give up hope, don't ever stop fighting.