Living with cystic fibrosis in Pakistan, I held onto hope that Trikafta would one day reach us. Against all odds, it did — and it completely changed my life.
Coming to terms with the reality of my cystic fibrosis as a child stirred a deep fear that I tried to numb for years through substance misuse. But today, I’m grateful to be on the other side, and am ...
Throughout my life, I experienced small, unexplained health issues that slowly accumulated. It wasn’t until I endured years of chronic pancreatitis that I finally received a diagnosis at 58 years old: ...
Traveling has been a lifelong passion, and I won’t let cystic fibrosis keep me grounded. Here are my seven rules for traveling with CF.
Our family has lived with the constant anxiety of managing cystic fibrosis since our daughter’s birth — which made it all the more devastating when she had to stop taking Trikafta due to its impact on ...
Dear Chair Cole, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chair Collins, and Vice Chair Murray: As Congress resumes its work on the annual spending bills, the 455 undersigned members of the Ad Hoc Group for Medical ...
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recently announced that there are almost 40,000 people living with CF in the United States. Not only are there more of us with CF, but we are now living longer. Based on ...
Food insecurity is a long-standing problem in America. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), food-insecure households are those with “limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” ...
Growing up with cystic fibrosis made me stubborn and determined to accomplish everything that I was told I could not do. At my elementary school track and field day, I would make sure to always choose ...
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