Diagnosed at 3 years old, Samantha has been living with CF since 1980. Originally from Wisconsin, she has been living in California since 2003. Samantha earned her B.S. in Social Science and Health, minoring in Sociology. She currently works as a Case Manager for the Alternative Sentencing Program under the Plumas County District Attorney’s Office aiding adults in the criminal justice system.

 

A firm believer in exercise, Samantha kept her lungs healthy through her late 20’s but at the age of 31 she had to undergo a double lung transplant. After 5 years of living oxygen and hospitalization free, she developed CLAD and experienced chronic rejection in the spring of 2016 and had to be hospitalized until new lungs came. On October 11, 2016 she received the gift of life once again and has been doing well since.

 

Samantha spends her free time rock climbing, mountain biking, traveling and volunteering with her local CF chapter. She is also a member of Community Voice and is a mentor for the Lung Transplant Foundation as well as for CF Peer Connect.