Ericka Lanier

      Ericka Lanier is a studious mother of three, who loves coffee, blogs, and cooking. She is a huge supporter of her eldest daughter Rachel, who has dealt with a chronic disease since birth. When (Rachel) was diagnosed at only 8 hours old with Cystic Fibrosis, the irony came into play when Ericka realized she had written a school research paper on it. The chronic illness is also known as “the white man disease”.

    Remembering everything she had learned about Cystic Fibrosis in high school, “I became numb.” She remembers when the doctors told her what had happened, “Typically those with the illness didn’t make it through their teenage years, at the time treatments weren’t as advanced as they tend to be now.” Lanier knew she had to become an advocate in her daughter’s life, so she put on a brave face, did her research and is the most amazing mother a daughter could ever hope to find. Her courage, strength, and wisdom are what make the hard days, easy.