Personal Narrative: Cael's Lungs

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Growing up with his lung disease Cycstic Fibrosis Zach, my older brother, knows about grit. Everyday he takes pills morning and night. He also has to do treatments and exercise. He doesn´t sit around all day like a couch potato, because his lungs would fill with mucus. One difficult accomplishment is he has done multiple sports in high school. He went out for wrestling and he ran on the varsity cross country team. He has grit from all these struggles and still is involved with my sports, along with my little brother, Cael´s sports.

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