Feel free to ask anything :) I am an open book! http://formspring.me/aleeesadarling

I know for me, having faith in something makes my life a whole lot easier when I am sick, or feeling down. When I say faith, I don't necessarily mean faith in a God or a higher power, but in anything that you believe in that can motivate you. Maybe even faith in yourself? I personally, am Christian, so I do have faith and a strong healthy relationship with my God. I also have a lot of faith in myself. I think faith is a good thing to have, for anyone. What is your faith in?

This is just going to sort of be a ramble, but you can take it as you please! I've realized that when I get up in the morning, I hate getting up out of bed, making my coffee, and heading straight to the shower (or if it's a no-shower day due to IV's, washing my face). A lot of times I will wind up just sitting around in my pajamas all day, and then at the end of the day, I feel like such a loser for hanging out in PJ's.

I think we all need to find that EXTRA oomph, in the morning. I have not found mine yet, but when I do, I will let you know! Because I have noticed when I am able to get in the shower, afterwards... I feel so much better! Following the shower I MUST get dressed though, because if I don't, and if I just put my PJ's back on, I will go right back to lazy town, except in a more cleaner sense.

I know your probably like, and how is this related to your health? Well I feel like if you get up in the morning, take a shower, etc... you are more likely to get more treatments in a day, vests, walks, exercise, anything! I know for me, if I take a shower and get dressed, I am ready to take on the WHOLE entire day. I even set my food out in the morning for dinner, start cleaning here and there, and maybe even go into town for a while, and try to walk around.

I know if I stay in my PJ's I will do none of this, and a lot of the times, I will even skip treatments, I won't eat right, and a whole bunch of unnecessary stuff, just because I couldn't get my ass into the shower LOL! And that can make me feel sicker than I actually am. So what I am trying to say here is... Take a shower! :) LOL. Common sense, I know... but a new way to look at it?

love love love,
Alyssa Crank

So I drank about 8 glasses of water today. (I say about because I may have had more, lol). And last night I was in bed around 11, although I didn't fall asleep until later, it left my body have time to unwind from the day. Clearly since it's only been a day, I don't really notice a difference yet besides that I pee'd more than average today and it was a very light almost transparent color... Which is good! I am hoping at the end of this week, my mucus is thinner, and possibly lighter, from all of the water intake.

That's about all for day one, didn't do much of anything exciting today. :) Keep breathing on!

love love love,
Alyssa Crank

Water & Sleep Challenge

Okay, so lately since I have been sick with my MAC and things, I have just been in so much pain, it is an undiagnosed pain for now. I am leaning towards Fibromyalgia, but I won't say for sure until I get tested. Anyways, I realize that the pain hits me more when I am relaxing or am sitting in one spot. As everyone knows, I am on the computer a lot, doing videos, talking to friends, keeping up with family members, researching, and facebooking ;) So I am sitting a lot, there for, I am getting a lot of pains here and there. I am taking Norco/Vicodins for them, but I dislike taking them, as I do not want to grow dependent on them, and in a long period of time, they dry your lungs out.. which is a big no-no for CFers. Before I wean myself off of them, or get treated for a legitimate pain diagnosis, I want to detox my body as much as I can. I can't go on silly diets because when you have CF, eating is one of the most important things you can do, and you have to try as hard as you can to do it in a healthy manner.

Water & Sleep
-Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
-Go to sleep around 11 at night and sleep until 8 or 9am.
Challenge time: 1wk.
Good luck!

Since this is my first challenge, it obviously isn't that crazy. I am going to log EVERY night about my challenge to let everyone know how I am doing. I will also be tweeting about this too. I am going to give myself one week, and compare this differences. If I like the changes, I will make them permanent, and if I do not like the changes, then I wont work so hard on it, and try something else until I figure something out that does work :) If you try this challenge too, let me know how it goes! I would love to hear your personal experience and feedback as well! One of my friends may do this with me, so I am excited to hear what is going to happen to her!

I wish you the best! And remember, believe in the power of positive thinking!!!!
love love love,
Alyssa Crank

Hello Everyone!

I have Cystic Fibrosis. This blog isn't really going to be my daily life of CF, but more so what I do to keep myself better, and healthier... longer! I currently sit between 30-50% FVC, and have been struggling with a Mycobacterium infection. In the past I have suffered with Guillian Barre Syndrome/MFV.

So as you can tell by this, I am not exactly the most healthiest CFer out there, and I accept the fact that I will never be 100% again.... but that is OK, because life does not give me, nor anyone else, more than they can handle. I wanted to make this site because I believe that I have tips, and challenges that can help many CFers. I also think that logging things positively, can help you improve. A good friend once told me to believe in the power of positive thinking, when I was at my weakest. I laughed at her and told her to get real. It only took until now, to realize, she was being real, I was the one who was not!

So I hope everyone stays tuned and enjoys what I have to say, and can pull a couple of things from what I write and incorporate them into their everyday life style as well!

I would like to put a side note that I am not in ANYWAY trained for this, I have never been schooled for health, or anything of it's type. I am just simply telling you guys what works for me. If you chose to do anything I write about, please do it with caution. And remember, all this is based on my experiences with my own life. <3

love love love,
Alyssa Crank.