After years of unexplained symptoms and setbacks, my cystic fibrosis diagnosis became both an answer and a turning point — turning my struggle into resilience and my passion into purpose.

Watching my son struggle without access to his CF medication was heartbreaking. But the hope that came when our community rallied behind us is something I’ll never forget.

As I entered middle age, what I thought was normal aging turned out to be undiagnosed CF — a realization that reshaped everything from daily treatments to my understanding of my family’s health ...