Halloween!

This is my second consecutive Halloween in the hospital, so yay for consistency? Last year it wasn’t too big of a deal missing Halloween because I didn’t really have any plans besides sitting at home and eating candy. But now I am missing my first Halloween at college. Halloween is like THE biggest holiday at college, so it kinda sucks not being able to participate in normal Halloween activities. So I’ll just have to live vicariously through Facebook and Instagram tonight and save my Pikachu costume for next year. 

On the plus side, we will not have a shortage of candy. We have this bucket filled with chocolate. The nurses and doctors love when they have to come to our room because they get candy when they leave. My dad gets so much joy out of it. It’s actually kinda weird. Every time someone is about to leave, he’s like “Don’t forget to take candy!!!”. I think he just likes being everyone’s favorite. It’s not just in the hospital though. People love him wherever he goes. He’s the guy that everybody gets along with and wants to be friends with. I don’t know why. He must have felt ignored as a child or something and compensated with a really great personality. All I know is that I have to keep his head from getting too big.  So if you see my dad do none of the following:

• say he looks like Gerard Butler or Hugh Jackman
• laugh at his jokes 
•  compliment his cooking
• actually, just don’t compliment him in any way, shape, or form

My sisters and his wife thank you. This will be extremely helpful with our efforts to keep him in check.

Woah.

I can’t believe how much support I’m getting! You all are so amazing and awesome and I can’t believe how blessed I am. The words you all have left for me on Facebook are some of the nicest things I’ve heard. I just want you all to know how much I appreciate it. It’s reassuring to know that this blog is well-received and that people are interested in my journey.

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Thank you again for taking the time to read my posts!

“Tune-up”

noun– a stay in the hospital lasting anywhere from a few days to a few weeks. Does not cause concern and is usually planned to get health back to a certain level; similar to getting your car a tune-up

Logan and I have been in the hospital for about 5 days. People always freak out when I tell them I’m in the hospital. I mean, I understand why. Normal people don’t usually go to the hospital unless they are really, really, sick. But us CFers are used to hospital stays. Logan and I are in here a couple of times a year.

It doesn’t get any less boring or frustrating though. The food is always bland (except for Thursdays, when they have pot pie 😀 ) and the days just drag on and on and on. I do homework sometimes, but if you think its unappealing at home, try doing it at the hospital. Naps are fun, but they don’t last long. Someone usually comes in to hook you up to medicine or take your vitals after a while. I think I mostly just hate not being able to do whatever I want.

But its whatever. You do what you have to do. We try to have fun. Logan likes to do arts and crafts. We also like to play cards and other games. And we have Halloween chocolate to eat! Best time of the year, for sure. I told my dad that before he comes on Friday morning, he has to stop at the store and buy all the Russel Stover chocolate covered marshmallow and caramel pumpkins that will be on sale. On sale candy is the best kind of candy.

Here We Go!

I don’t know how well this is going to work, but it’s worth a try! I promise to be as honest as possible; if I’m not, it’s kinda pointless, right? Although this blog is about my life with CF, every post will not necessarily be directly related it. I promise to post as often as possible and not to bore you with stupid stuff. However, I reserve the right to post silly pictures of cats and whatever else I think is interesting/funny/heartwarming. This blog is supposed to show that CF is a part of my life, not the center of it. Some posts may be sad or angry. I hope most will be happy. But I’m willing to lay it all out there if you are willing to read it. 

So. Here we go!