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The lack of/malfunction of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator (CFTR) Protein from the epithelial tissue of a CFer is what causes our problems. Normally, the job of this protein is to transport salt from one side of an epithelial tissue to another. As the salt is moved across these...

Oh, I have a question...I thought masterless samurai were Ronin?  I'm sure you are more knowledgeable than me about this so I'm curious about the right word.  Is ronin americanized or are both terms acceptable?  

I'm sorry you lost your job, but from your previous posts, it sounds like your life will be a lot less stressful without that particular annoyance. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">  And I commend you for finding the positive aspects of  the situation, I know...

Bah, I give up...it wins for tonight.  Goodnight all!

I'm trying to chat...but being the new user that I am, it doesn't seem to be working.

1) Pale blue<br> 2) Italian all the way! (specifically lasagna)<br> 3) Painting, reading, video games<br> 4) I have curly hair!<br> 5) NW Wisconsin<br> 6) All?  If I have to rank them....Horse and Cat tied for first followed by everything else

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Finally, someone else who spells it the *right* way!

Posted my first blog entry today!

Thanks for all the replies.  It's interesting seeing what other people have experienced.<br> <br> Sue, I agree with you about being the main CF caregiver parent bringing you closer together.  I know I am much closer to my mother than my father, and I can't help but wonder if that is one of the...

Thank you all so much for your welcomes!<br> <br> Julie, sorry for the confusion.  I was replying to Mary who asked what part of Wisconsin I lived in.  So, I live in Northwest Wisconsin, just to clarify.

I have to make a long drive for an ENT appointment tomorrow and my mom offered to come with and help withe the driving.  Now, I didn't ask her to do this, but it is a great help to me.  She's kind of always been like that with my CF care, always there, quietly understated in the background, but...

Awww, no takers?  Oh well, my name is Tami.  

I do indeed have a first name....hee hee, anyone care to guess what it is?  Here's a small clue:  it's four letters long.

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>BigBee</b></i> Welcome, and do start a blog.  Where are you in our Badger State?</end quote></div><br> <br> <br> I am in the northwest and have been all my life.  I really like the area (though the cold winters are a bit harsh on my...

Well, after lurking for a couple months now I finally decided to get an account of my own and hopefully start contributing!  I stumbled upon this site while doing a search on hypertonic saline a while ago and have been hooked ever since.  It is so refreshing and reassuring to read about how...