Mallory Smith

Mallory Beatrice Smith (October 12, 1992 – November 15, 2017) was an author and cystic fibrosis advocate.

Early life Smith was born to Mark Smith and Diane Shader Smith on October 12, 1992, and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a "progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time", at age 3. The disease cripples by inhibiting oxygen and nutrient absorption required for growth and energy She maintained a 4.3 grade point average, was captain of three different team sports, and was elected prom queen. This allowed her to push for experimental options with bacteriophage treatment, which engineers viruses to destroy bacteria. majoring in human biology with a concentration in environmental anthropology. Unfortunately, the superbug had survived in her throat

Advocacy Smith's determination to live with joy despite her physical prognosis was inspirational to research and the cystic fibrosis community Her memoir, Salt in My Soul: an Unfinished Life, was posthumously edited and published at her direction by her mother, writer/publicist Diane Shader Smith through Penguin Random House on March 12, 2019.

List of works The Gottlieb Native Garden: A California Love Story, National Wildlife Federation, First edition October 25, 2016, Salt in My Soul: an Unfinished Life, Penguin Random House, Spiegel & Grau, First edition March 12, 2019,