Cheriz: My life with Cystic Fibrosis

Hey everyone! So I am boldly going where I have not gone before…into the realm of blogging. Now to start off I will say that I am not a writer, so over the course of the next, well rest of my life, bear with me as I share my perspective on our life. To start off I am going to let you all know a little bit about myself, as if my lovely wife hasn't shared that information in the past! I am married to the lovely Cheriz, I am a graduate from the culinary arts program from Joliet Junior College, I love to cook, bake, be outdoors, movies, baseball (Go White Sox!), and I love my job! Recently I transitioned from working at Hy-Vee as the Assistant Meat Manager, a job which I really did enjoy but did not allow me to spend the kind of time I wanted with Cheriz. Also looking into the future and the discussion of fostering kids, it was not the right fit for me and our family. The transition lead me to becoming the General Manager of Culver's, which if you do not know, is a casual dinning r

Traveling and keeping costs down is difficult on its own. Adding in all the complications of Cystic Fibrosis makes it THAT much harder to travel. My last travel post was written in February. Check out that  Florida Trip Travel  post! Our 3 day St. Louis trip was by car, so it was a little easier to pack. We try to take as little as we can & pack it the most efficiently we are able. However, with this list (for only 3 day/2 night trip), it's hard: Normal Packed Items:   ( Picture from last trip, we only needed one clothing suitcase this time) 3 days worth of clothes purses/wallet Change of shoes/swimsuit tolietries Entertainment item: Ipod, Book, Magazine Now Add in: about 12 med/pill prescriptions 4 breathing treatment medications per day (2 of which we keep cold) Portable Nebulizer machine (That was a GREAT wedding present. It's compact & runs in the car Vest Therapy Machine (this is a beast to pack- see picture) 4 therapy med cups Ster