User:Jmh9/Cf interview Hollie Roberts 1990

My cyster💜 In 2013 I had the chance to meet a remarkable young woman named Hollie, aged 23 years old. She told me of her story and how things took a turn when she was 9 and she ended up in hospital, whitechapel children's ward. She was only a baby in my eyes and how these amazing girls take this in there stride inspirational, she had needles daily with her veins not able to keep her lines in. She told me about her older cousin and how she kept Hollie smiling in this horrible time, her older cousin also suffered with cystic fibrosis but helped Hollie a lot on this admission and never a down moment was had with her around. Hollie began to emotionally tell me how her cousin passed away a few years later, Natalie 19years old, Hollie had a tattoo in memory of her as she called her "bullfrog". She explained she was the reason she kept to her medication and she was a reason to keep her chin up at low times. She was inspired by this young woman who never let cystic fibrosis rule her life. She described her as amazing, we paused as Hollie got tearful. Hollie continued to tell me her story of how she suffers day to day but spoke as if it was not a big deal as she said "it's just life, you get on with it or you let CF rule you". She spoke of the fundraising events her sister and family have done showing me some pictures of her and her friends at these events. I daringly asked if she could tell me her worst times and if she had any pictures in the admissions. She laughed and said "of course I do" when I asked why she found it funny she explained it was the memories of the people around her that flashed back at these times and the amazing cystic fibrosis patients she met along the way. She told me about an older woman who suffered with CF, Tyler and how if people heard the conversations they had they would gag as they was vile but she explained it was the norm so it was funny to them, they met in school on a French trip after Hollie took out some creon (tablets). Ruby a young lady who also suffers with cf and how the first time they met she head ruby shouting down the hall at the nurses and was like who the **** was that, a day later they became friends and had some amazing talks and memories. She spoke of many more young cysters and fibros and I must say I have never laughed so hard in my life hearing about these young people. Hollie showed me photos taken by her and her mother when she wasn't well and she dropped to a size 4 and had mini ops and 24 hours I've running through her, it was tearful to see I was choked but she then handed me one of her stuffing a kebab in her mouth with a video of her dancing on her drip singing her heart out, wow and all I can say is how strong she was in this time making light of a serious situation was eye opening. Hollie is pregnant now at pap worth hospital with a loving partner Lee Norman, sadly Hollie was not well enough to continue this interview but I have requested to speak to her again and will update as soon as she gets in touch. God bless her and may she live a long happy life.