Jo was a beautiful, feisty and determined woman. Jo had Cystic Fibrosis (CF) just as I do, she battled it all of her life. CF is the UKs most common, genetic, life threatening disease, average life expectancy is 35 years. CF wouldn't even let Jo be with us for that long.

She spent months determined to put on enough weight for her to go on the lung transplant list which she finally achieved and things started to look brighter. She had been on the list a few months, looking forward to a positive future where she would not be isolated, lonely and feel useless all the time. Sadly Jo did not get her call in time and she passed away suddenly on the 24th November 2009.

She has left an emptiness in all of our hearts and I know I am so sad I will never see her be happy, living life to the full just as she deserved.

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This Christmas in memory of Jo, I am going to donate the money I usually spend on christmas cards to the CF Trust instead. Money that can be used to help improve treatments for CF and perhaps even find a cure.

Please consider doing the same or if you were planning on sending me a christmas card I ask you donate instead, it will mean so much more to me, any small amount helps.

Thanks and Merry Christmas!

 

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