Shoo Fly!!!

Special Message from The O's

Even if you can't come, you should watch this video. Very entertaining. Well done guys!

Special Message From The O's from CF Concert Series on Vimeo.

Fundraising Video with the Long-Haired Man

I ran across this video with me rocking the long hair and I wanted to post it again. It turned out to be a very successful event! I love doing this kind of stuff :)

I hear the camera adds 100 lbs. Did you see that noggin take up the whole screen?

My Idea of a CF Awareness Video

My fibro Josh is many things and as you can see in the following video, he draws upon many of those "things" to make an outstanding CF Awareness piece. Great work J-Dizzle!!!

You can visit Josh at his blog Welcome to Joshland by clicking here.

Engagement Photos Slideshow

As I shared two weeks ago, Ronnie and I had our engagement photos taken Valentine's Day weekend. We finally got them back and, as promised, we wanted to share them with you.

Do you have a favorite? We're trying to figure out which one to use for our "Save the Date".

You can see all of the photos here if you're on Facebook :)

First Time Finding the Baby in a Cake

As some of you know a couple of weeks ago a super sweet cyster out in the community decided to send me a King Cake so I could be a part of their Mardi Gras celebration. You can find the post about it here. Well, video has finally surfaced of us finding the famous baby in that cake. Let me just tell you, a bit creepy!!!

Pre-marriage Counseling by Rondi

I Can't Compete with This...

So I was going to write a big ol' Thankful Thursday blog until Mandi had me watch this...with tears rolling down from her eyes. Seriously? How am I supposed to compete with is?

I think that pretty much covered everything I'm thankful for as well :)

One of My Favorite Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Videos

This video really pulls at my heart strings and is very well done. Enjoy and pass it on!

Cystic Fibrosis and Me- A CF Short Film

Here is a short-film from my Fibro Casey who lives out in the great state of Texas. This film documents his daily morning routine and does a good job of portraying a typical morning for may of us CFers. Make sure you watch until the very end, my favorite part is one of the last scenes and it had me laughing out loud (when you see his feet on the ceiling you'll know what I'm talking about).

**Sickboy does not endorse anything in this video as medical advice...although I have told many woman in the past that I'm a brain surgeon (on my days off from being a rocket scientist)**

My First Ever Chinese Train Station Experience

I ran across this video and I thought I'd share it with you guys. This is from January 2009 about 24 hours before I came down with a CRAZY chest cold that landed me in the hospital for 50 days and started my journey to creating this blog. I think the commentary throughout the video is pretty entertaining, as are the crazy stares we get from most of the locals. Enjoy!!

Thankful for Fun!

Thought I would dig this video out of the archives for Thankful Thursday. I'm always thankful for events to raise money for CF and I'm even more thankful if I get to do fun "commercial" spots for them!

I'm starting to miss my long hair...wait a second, no I'm not.

Seriously, Snow Stinks!!!

Here's what I was doing around Christmas time last year....

Wordy Wednesday by Mandi

Mandi gave me a nice little surprise by filling in for me today! I'm always trying to get her to do a video blog, so I'm glad she finally stepped it up! I'd say for her first time around the block she did great!!!

So, how would you rate Mandi's first video post?

10= Ronnie should never again do video posts.

5= We'd like to see more of Mandi on video but keep Ronnie.

1= Seriously Mandi, please don't touch the camera again.

We Have a Plan!!!!

Alright, so we have a plan! With a few adjustments and my fiancee here, I should get these numbers back up in no time!!! There was some miscommunication in my medical files that got cleared up so, we have one more weapon now to kick this PA in the butt. It's important that we all take control of our own health and know our own history so this kind of stuff doesn't happen. Partly my fault, partly theirs, no big deal. The new battle starts TODAY!!!

Something is Better than Nothing!

Want to know the key to healthy lungs? Just do something! I don't care if you can't work out for 30 minutes, start with 5. Can't run a mile? Start with 20 feet. Believe me, I was the king of "if I can't do it right, I won't do it at all". That attitude is exactly why I had my lowest lung function ever last January. If I couldn't work out 5 days a week, I wouldn't just try to get in for 3, I would do ZERO! You tell me, what's better? Walking up 1 flight of stairs or sitting on the couch? We all have a lot of stuff going on in our lives, but the small investments we make in our health each day will pay HUGE dividends in the future!

So the question is, what will you do today????

Top Ten Things I Need in the Hospital

Here are some of the things I need/use/crave when I'm in the Hole:

So what am I missing here? Anything that I need to be craving/using/needing that I'm not? What about you guys, what's on your list???

I Got Hit by a Truck

Day 2: So before you panic, I actually didn't get hit by a truck, but it sure feels like I did. I like to call it the old "antibiotic blues".

Now join me in the (Hospital) Run/Walk Challenge! BTW, does anybody have a more clever name for that? The ____ ____ _____ Challenge! Ideas???

Video Explanation of Manual CPT

Here is a video from Christina over at Nathan's Fight. She goes through (in hyper speed) what a typical treatment for little Nathan looks like. If you haven't been able to check out her blog, make sure to do so, it's definitely one of my favorites.

Cystic Fibrosis Airway Clearance Techniques on a Toddler

Can You REALLY Give an Excuse After This?

I understand that working out consistently can be a challenge so I wanted to post a video for Workout Wednesday that I'm hoping will inspire many of you. You may have already seen it as it is one of the favorites in the Cystic Fibrosis community. Every time I see this video I just get more pumped up and eager to grab the bull by the horns and get into the gym or hit the pavement running. Without further ado (and please watch the full video as it is only a minute long)...

As far as my week, here's the breakdown:

Aug. 26th-Sep. 1st

Wednesday: Shoulders and Legs

Thursday: Walked 2 minutes, Ran 10 minutes, Walked 2 minutes, Ran 14 minutes, Walked 2 minutes, Ran 11 minutes (To view my running program, click here)

Friday: Walked for 20 minutes

Saturday: Back and Biceps, Pool games, Swimming

Sunday: Walked 2 minutes, Ran 8 minutes, Walked 2 minutes, Ran 8 minutes, Walked 2 minutes, Ran 10 minutes

Monday: Walked for 30 minutes

Tuesday: Travel

Since I'll be out of town part of this week and next, and there is no gym, I will just be running and walking for my workouts. Good thing is, it's cooler here in Florida so my opportunity to run will be even greater. I actually get to run on the beach some too since Mandi's grammy only lives about 200 yards from the ocean. I'll also be able to do push ups and sit-ups while I'm here and try not to lose this solid two-pack that I have going on with my stomach right now :)