CF Community Blog

Featured

Understudied Areas in CF Get Extra Attention at NACFC

By Jacqui Sjoberg January 14, 2021

I could fill a book with all the things I learned at the virtual North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference this year, but I am especially glad that there was a focus on diversity, gender health, and sex-based differences in CF.

Filter Posts By

Clear Filters

  1. Being Left Out as a Black Man With CF

    By Bobby Foster July 13, 2020

    Having cystic fibrosis as a Black man means being left out or misunderstood. I want to be heard, acknowledged, and represented.

  2. Doing Better By Doing Less

    By Bobby Foster May 29, 2019

    I’ve learned to stop feeling guilty about all that I can’t do and to focus on making a larger impact with the things that I can.

  3. CF Is in My Lungs and I'm Trying to Keep It Out of My Head

    By Bobby Foster September 26, 2018

    I’ve learned that what I tell myself about how cystic fibrosis affects me, affects my belief in what I can achieve, and how I feel about myself as a person.

  4. Healing Pain With Love

    By Bobby Foster May 15, 2018

    I respond with love when pain drives people to make fun of my cystic fibrosis.

  5. How My Poem “Monster” Describes My Journey With CF

    By Bobby Foster April 11, 2018

    Although my journey with cystic fibrosis has been difficult, over time, I have learned to embrace it. In my poem “Monster,” I address this head on and describe my own process of coming to terms with my disease.

  6. CF Can’t Tear Us Apart

    By Bobby Foster February 15, 2018

    If you have CF, maybe you couldn’t get out of bed today, or maybe you are traveling the world. No matter your health status, you have learned to be strong in the face of the fear and pain that comes with CF. So, take the strength you have and pass it on to others. Because true healing comes when you show people love.
More Posts

Follow Us On

Blog RSS

Interested in sharing your story on the blog?

Learn More