Taking a therapeutic writing course helped me cope with my cystic fibrosis, which also helped me connect more strongly to the CF community.
Brad lives in San Jose, Calif. as a freelance writer and editor. He graduated from the University of Hawaii with degrees in history and journalism. When not writing small business profiles and cystic fibrosis awareness pieces, Brad is serving as president of the Northern California Chapter of The Lung Transplant Foundation. He's also hiking and rock climbing to celebrate his recent lung transplant. Follow Brad at his blog, Adamantium Joy, or on his Facebook page.
Blog Posts
I used the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Patient Registry Annual Data Report to ask my care teams questions to more effectively manage my CF. You can, too.
People often envied my skinniness, but they didn't realize that CF made it difficult for me to want to eat -- or to get enough nutrients from -- the food that I did.
We depend on antibiotics to help us control and get rid of dangerous infections. But, in addition to the near-miraculous power to heal, many antibiotics come with serious side effects, too.