Introductions

Now I think it's appropriate for you to be introduced to my family, the motivation for and source of any expertise I have on the subject of mothers of children with CF.

First, I think it's appropriate to introduce Holly, whom you're probably most anxious to meet. As you can see, she is a beautiful and talented young woman. She is a violinist and violin teacher, but that role comes a distant third behind her roles as wife and mother. Though CF has made reaching her goals difficult and sometimes forced her to take alternate routes to reach them, she has met them. Holly has an indomitable spirit. The more her goals are threatened by obstacles, the more determined she is to overcome them. The past year has been the most difficult yet, and there were times she thought she could not make it through another day. But she survived, and is now fighting her way back to health. More about that later. (Sometimes I will let Holly speak for herself.)


In my profile, you can see me with both of my daughters and granddaughters. If you click on "View my complete profile" you can see a larger picture. As you would probably guess, that's me on the left (the one with the white hair). Vanessa, my younger daughter, and her daughter, Brigid, are in the middle. Holly, who has CF, and her daughter, Murren, are on the right. Just in case you can't tell from the photo, I am crazy about my girls. They are my joy (and just once in a while, my pain :) ), but that's just between you and me. I will be sharing more photos as I continue to blog, because each of my girls is important to this story. I hope you'll keep coming back.