Blayden is 7 years old and has CF. He has a sister Allyssa who is 12 and a brother Wyatt who is 6.
Do you like hanging out with your brothers/sister? What do you do?
Allyssa: Yes, I like to play games with them and hang out at the beach and park.
Blayden: Yes. Jump on the trampoline, go to the park, go to the beach and ride our scooters.
Wyatt: Yes. We like to go the beach, play chasey and hide and seek.
How would your friends describe you?
Allyssa: Nice, caring, kind, pretty and sporty.
Blayden: Nice, friendly, happy and helpful.
Wyatt: Awesome and they love me.
What makes you proud of your brothers/sister?
Allyssa: I am a proud of Blayden and Wyatt. Blayden has to go through so much with regards to his CF, physio, enzymes, medication, etc. And he does it all so well with a smile on his face. Wyatt tries so hard to help Blayden out with all his CF stuff, he makes me so proud to be a part of this family.
Blayden: When they look after me and help me with my physio.
Wyatt: When my brother lets me sleep in his room so I am not alone.
What is your favourite thing to do in your spare time?
Allyssa: Hang out with my friends, go to the beach and anything outside with friends and family.
Blayden: Play Mindcraft and my PlayStation. Play with Wyatt and Allyssa, watch movies and go to the beach.
Wyatt: Play games, play on my iPod and go to the beach.
What is the best bit of advice you have been given?
Allyssa: You can achieve anything you want as long as you put your mind to it and work hard.
Blayden: Cough in your elbow not in your hands.
Wyatt: If you keep your room clean you have a happy mum.
If you could meet one famous person who would it be and why?
Allyssa: Taylor Swift. Because she is my fave singer, she sings from the heart and about love.
Blayden: Batman because he is cool.
Wyatt: Superman and flash. Because they are my fave. And DJ izm from Bliss & Eso coz he is an awesome DJ.
What is it like having a brother with CF?
Allyssa: It is hard to watch him struggle sometimes and it breaks my heart that I can’t take CF away from him. But in another way, it is good. Because of CF we have met some wonderful people and it has made us all work together to help Blayden. Blayden having CF has made our family stronger and more aware.
Wyatt: It’s good coz I get to help him with his physio and remind him how many enzymes he needs to take depending on how much fat he eats.
What would you like to be when you grow up?
Allyssa: A vet.
Blayden: A police man
Wyatt: A drummer and a DJ, and in my spare time I will work at McDonald making chips coz I love chips.
Do you have any advice for other children who have CF?
Blayden: If you swallow your enzymes and not have them in apple it is heaps better. Lee (another mum with a CF child) gave me cool containers to carry my enzymes in.
What’s it like for you having CF?
Blayden: Boring, coz I always have to have enzymes and do physio. But good coz I get to play Uno with my family when I do physio. And Joel boy (who has CF) and him mum Lee help me with my e-flow and give me presents when I swallow my enzymes 🙂
Interview from Rozee, 2015.