Where there is a will, there is a way – Rynah’s story of hope

The beginning This is a story that has to be told. One of an uphill battle of fear, the unknown. It is a time of trauma and tears, troubles that no one can prepare you for. But above all of these things – it is a story of hope.  It started with an X-ray that...

#6500 Challenge

This challenge is dedicated to all who live with Cystic Fibrosis or who have family with CF. It is a moment where we celebrate CF warriors - and unite to fight with them, and to gather momentum in the ongoing search for a cure for ALL people with CF. We would like to honour those...

The other side of ‘Me’

I share easily...I don't mean my things necessarily. I just mean I talk, about things in my life - things that happen, things I like, things I dislike, my fears, my humour. About experiences and about my family. While many know me, there is a part of me that I only share with a few....

God is greater than – a testimony

My husband, Cobus, has been in my life since 2001. We started dating in our first year at Varsity - on Stellenbosch University Campus. I will never forget our first encounter - just before our history exams. An awkward brief conversation would lead to a chat in front of the BJ (the social sciences department)...

Celebratory Grief

This is about more than the sweet – and the sour – in life. It is about how the darkness accentuates –(points to) the existence of the light. Without the one we would never truly grasp the value of the other.

Beauty for ashes part 2

There is something about facing your biggest fear. Before you step into it, there is a moment where you realise there is no backing out. This is it. It is at that moment where the fear peaks. As soon as you step through it, it is as if time stands still. Everything in that moment...

Beauty for Ashes – Part 1

A year of new beginnings and hope The year 2018 was a watershed year for us. It was the line that was drawn – before CF diagnosis and after. Our lives were set to change forever. And while we naively accepted our new normal, but at the same time just carried on living. Not necessarily...

A box of chocolates

"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." Forrest Gump, 1994 I haven't written here in ages. Not because I did not have the words - in my head I've written masterpieces, filled with thoughts and emotions, described meticulously and planned paragraph, by paragraph. I am not sure...

What the CF?

On the 30th of October, we celebrated Rynah's 2nd birthday. While it was a day filled with celebrations, the smell of blown out candles and sweet memories - it was bitter-sweet. It was the first birthday with the shadow of CF's diagnosis in the room. Both filled with joy and sadness on this day, I...

Sunny with a chance of rain

I have been quiet...for a long time. I have so many excuses, life being too busy, writer's block and almost giving up on this 'me-time' that I get while writing. But if I have to be honest with myself, my biggest reason is that I was not sure if I wanted to share what has...