My Name is Riley

I am 13 months old (born 9 December 08)

I have this illness called cystic fibrosis. To me it means my mummy and daddy need to give me anti-biotics twice a day to protect my lungs against infections, physio which helps loosen all the mucus from my lungs and they do this by tapping my chest area for 10 minutes twice a day - Minute on my front, back and each side.

As I am getting older I try and wriggle away from the physio but if my mummy or daddy puts on a programme I like i will watch that and be good.

I have also recently started taking 1/2 scoop of creon with my vitamins. This helps me adsorb fat when i eat things as my pancreas does not function the same as other peoples and I need to put on weight so I can fight off all them nasty infections.

I have not been too ill in my first year and had one stay in hospital for a course of IVs as I had a cough but they did not think it was CF related so I went home in the day time, which was good.

I have been on holiday to Spain already when I was 9 months and I will be going every year as it is good for my chest and I have such a great time. I see my Nanny & Grandad Fowler every day and they always tell me they love me so much as I am their only grandson.

I am the world to them and they are the world to me too, without them and my aunite Sher Sher, Bec & Nanny & Grandad Griffin my life would be a less happier place. With all this love and support I feel I am going to have an exciting and a brilliant life.