For those who don’t benefit from modulators, the fight against CF can feel isolating and uncertain. Five members of our community share how they’ve transformed their personal struggles into purpose — ...
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 ...
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.
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: ...
I wasn’t supposed to make it this far. I was born six weeks early, to parents who weren’t ready. They fought constantly, partied hard, and eventually split up. My sister went with my dad, and I stayed ...
Dear Senator Thune, Senator Schumer, Congressman Johnson, and Congressman Jeffries, The undersigned 43 organizations represent millions of patients and consumers who face serious, acute, and chronic ...
When I moved away for college, I was determined to prove that I could manage my CF all by myself. But I was thrown for a loop when I was unexpectedly diagnosed with CF-related diabetes. I thought I ...
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