Sharlie Ross Kaltenbach
Sharlie loves life and lives it with joy and abundance. Born in 1979 and diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis fourteen months later, she has time and again overcome setbacks and challenges, including losing her younger sister Lexi, also born with CF, to late rejection after undergoing a double-lung transplant.
Sharlie considers being a wife and mother her greatest accomplishments. Ryan and Sharlie were married in 2004 and Ryan continues to stand by Shar’s side as her greatest support. Despite the concern of a loving family and her doctor’s warnings, Sharlie defied the odds and fulfilled her dream of becoming a mother on February 12, 2007 when she gave birth to a precious miracle – their son, Harrison James Kaltenbach.
Learning is a passion for Sharlie who has studied nutrition, Chinese medicine, meditation, massage therapy, and yoga. She is a firm believer in complimentary treatments and is progressive and open minded about her healing journey. Her willingness to share this journey has allowed her to inspire others through her online blog: sharliesangels.blogspot.com and to speak about the critical importance of nutritional supplementation to audiences in North America, Australia and Hong Kong. Sharlie and Ryan operate their own home-based nutritional business.
Sharlie gracefully balances being a wife and mother with taking care of herself and keeping up with her rigorous daily schedule of treatments and exercise. She also finds great fulfillment in enriching the lives of those around her. Sharlie serves as a youth leader in her church and loves being involved in the CF community – raising awareness, fundraising, connecting with other CFers online and speaking at CF functions. Last year she was honored with the prestigious “Woman Who Takes our Breath Away” award from the San Diego Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and was the keynote speaker at the annual CF Gala where her mother was presented with the Breath of Life award by Dr. Robert Beall, CEO of the National Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
