Smiling woman holding a baby wearing a white Filotimo Baby onesie.
Adults with cystic fibrosis

building the lives they were told not to expect

These are their stories.

I wanted to be the teacher. So when I figured out that my art teacher was a job I could do one day. I was like, that’s cool.

Skylar Jones
Dylan, Pete, and Ella posing in front of a colorful tropical mural, with Pete giving a thumbs-up.

Living an unexpected life

Adults with cystic fibrosis were told not to expect a long future. Not to plan for a family. We did it anyway. This is where we tell those stories. People with CF building careers, families, and full lives.

The Art of Living with CF

These adults with CF create. Pulling light from the dark, while keeping it real.

Two people smiling together in front of a colorful display featuring the words “Aggressively Joyful” and “Offensively Hopeful.”

Dylan Mortimer

Artist
Collage featuring a woman wearing glasses, surrounded by photos from different stages of her life, with text reading “I purposefully did not ‘cure’ my chronically ill MC.”

Avalon George

Author
Kristen Cills performing stand-up comedy onstage at a comedy club, holding a microphone and gesturing toward the audience.

Kristen Cills

Comedian

Our Cysters and Fibros

“I make artwork that is aggressively joyful and offensively hopeful.”

Dylan Mortimer

“You do not need perfect health or a cure to your chronic illness in order to have your happily ever after.”

Avalon George

“I missed a ton of school. Every year k-12, I missed about half the school year. And I have the same diploma you do.”

Kristen Cills

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