Melissa was born on February 18, 1987, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Shortly after the critical age of three months, she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, back in a time when not many babies/children lived past the age of ten. She lived in Charlotte until she was four years old, when her family moved to Roswell, Georgia. There she attended school and graduated from Centennial High School in 2005. She went on to Gordon College in Barnesville, Georgia, and is currently attending CPCC in Charlotte, North Carolina. Today, she still continues to battle CF daily. Having lost two friends to CF, Melissa is more determined than ever to beat this diagnosis and help others too. Her family and friends mean the world to her, and as you read her life story you will see what challenges and obstacles she had to face and is still facing today just to try to live a normal life. Every year with the help from family and friends, Melissa raises thousands of dollars for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation called Bowl for Breath. Part of the proceeds from this book will go to the CF Foundation in Atlanta, Georgia.
