More Mays for Maia
So who is feeling 22??? Maia, that’s who! Today is Maia’s 22nd birthday. Star Wars Day. The Force is strong with this one. She is three weeks away from graduating from Luther College with a degree in Chemistry. She has a job in Des Moines as a Lab Technician and starts in June. She gets to wear a lab coat and play with fun chemistry equipment! We are super excited to have her back at home – for however long she stays in Des Moines.
Maia was able to study in Norway over her J-Term this year. She loved everything about the country and I would venture a guess that she will go back at some point in her life. She wrapped up her Senior Year of swimming with the conference team championship. She was three for three in her years at Luther. It is hard to believe her years as a competitive swimmer have come to an end. We are all going to miss the Norse swimming family! She has turned her sights to running a marathon in July and has been busy training. That girl has big goals and the dedication to make them a reality.
On the CF front, Maia has been battling a cough for over a year and we finally had a bronchoscopy before Easter. It miraculously didn’t grow anything, but she had been growing E-Coli for at least two years, which they treated a few weeks before the bronch. So maybe that will finally help her feel better. It is so hard to hear her say that it hurts to breathe. The CF Foundation has lots of exciting things in the pipeline and continues funding research for a cure AND for the complications of CF – can you say stupid bacteria? We are not done yet!
Maia was able to study in Norway over her J-Term this year. She loved everything about the country and I would venture a guess that she will go back at some point in her life. She wrapped up her Senior Year of swimming with the conference team championship. She was three for three in her years at Luther. It is hard to believe her years as a competitive swimmer have come to an end. We are all going to miss the Norse swimming family! She has turned her sights to running a marathon in July and has been busy training. That girl has big goals and the dedication to make them a reality.
On the CF front, Maia has been battling a cough for over a year and we finally had a bronchoscopy before Easter. It miraculously didn’t grow anything, but she had been growing E-Coli for at least two years, which they treated a few weeks before the bronch. So maybe that will finally help her feel better. It is so hard to hear her say that it hurts to breathe. The CF Foundation has lots of exciting things in the pipeline and continues funding research for a cure AND for the complications of CF – can you say stupid bacteria? We are not done yet!
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