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Eirik Gumeny

Adult with CF

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  1. Dear Me, It’s Me: Get Your Act Together

    By Eirik Gumeny January 3, 2019

    Hindsight is 20-20, so I wrote a note to my younger self to explain all the things I wish I had known when I was teenager coming to terms with my cystic fibrosis.

  2. Taking Ownership of My CF

    By Eirik Gumeny November 20, 2017

    For the longest time, I did all I could to deny that I had cystic fibrosis. Eventually I came to own my CF.

  3. Finding New Purpose After Getting New Lungs

    By Eirik Gumeny April 12, 2017

    Not having a roadmap for life wasn’t a problem when I thought I wouldn’t be around long enough to take the trip. A double lung-transplant has me rethinking this belief.

About Eirik Gumeny

Eirik Gumeny is a freelance writer and the author of the Exponential Apocalypse sci-fi series. His work has appeared in publications ranging from Cracked to The New York Times. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at age 3, Eirik had a double lung transplant in 2014. He lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with his wife and their two terrier terrors. His website is egumeny.com, and you can follow him on Twitter and Facebook @egumeny.

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