The 16-year-old Stonyhurst College pupil, pictured, has been nominated for a Breathing Life Award and, as well as being filmed for Sky Real Lives, she will attend a star-studded awards ceremony in London on May 28th.

Caroline's achievements include an art scholarship, a music exhibition and an academic scholarship to Stonyhurst. She also plays hockey and will be touring South Africa later this year. As a member of the Combined Cadets Force, she has experienced 24-hour walking expeditions and adventure training camp and has also taken part in tactics, ambush drills, weapon handling and a 48-hour exercise.

The Cystic Fybrosis Trust acknowledges her courage and positive attitude: "Caroline has an enthusiasm that can only be admired and simply gets on with her life in the face of medical problems."

When told of her nomination, Caroline responded: "Why me? I have lived with cystic fibrosis all my life, but I do realise how lucky I am to be relatively healthy compared with others. I am looking forward to the awards ceremony and, in particular, to meeting others who live with cystic fibrosis."

Mr David Eachus, Head of Year 10, said: "Caroline is a remarkable young lady. Despite obvious discomfort at times, she lives her life to the full, always has a ready smile and never lets cystic fibrosis stand in her way. She thoroughly deserves this recognition."

Caroline has been nominated for the Adult Fighting Spirit Award, for which there are two other national nominees.

The 13th annual Breathing Life Awards will be hosted by Carol Smiley and Dr David Bull and attended by an array of celebrities from TV, sport and music.

Sky Real Lives (channel 253) will broadcast the ceremony on Sunday, June 1st, and celebrate the outstanding achievements of inspiring people that have CF. A TV crew has already visited Stonyhurst to film Caroline for inclusion in the programme.