For fifty-six years, Caz Boyd has lived inside a diagnosis that once promised children an early death — and she has refused to let it write her story. Approaching sixty, having crossed continents, survived a double lung transplant, and leapt from an airplane, she stands as a quiet testament to what becomes possible when a person stops waiting for permission to live. Her life asks a question the rest of us might sit with: what are we postponing, and why?
Living Fully at 60: Caz Boyd's Message on Defying Cystic Fibrosis
Boyd experienced childhood bullying due to visible CF symptoms including chronic cough and weight differences, which she learned to overcome through acceptance.