Re: Bitterweet Moment/comment on age

[Guest guest]

Oh, I would not be too sure! I am 66 wcf; my youngest

adult " child " is 38 wcf--and we do not even want to count

the cousins and other younger relatives in their fifties,

sixties, and seventies in our clan. Get him the best medical

care that you can and if the family is supportive--whatever

and whoever the " family " might be, he has a better chance

than those of us wcf have ever had in all of history! Don't be

unrealistic, but do not doubt the potential. Researcher Jeff

Wine, Ph.D., said at Stanford nearly seven years agoi that

a child born in that year with cf had a good chance of having

a " mean " survival rate in that group of age 46--and that was

then!! For what all that was worth!

Love to you and your wonderful son who loves his mom on

her birthday and always.

Love to you both,

n Rojas

Bitterweet Moment

My son, bless his heart made his Mommy breakfast in bed. As a

special thank you, he and I headed out at 8AM to toss the football

around. The weather is gloriously warm for the East. I told him as we

were heading down the stairs, I hope you appreciate this when you get

to be my age (55)! You are going to wonder how your mom ever did it!

It dawned on me as we tossed the first ball that he may never reach

the age of 55 to understand. We can push these awful thoughts away

most of the time, but sometimes they just pop out of nowhere to haunt

you.

jan