Kadeem D’Shai Morgan

Kadeem D’Shai Morgan
Adult with CF
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Kadeem was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when he was 1 year old. Music has kept his spirits strong for 20 years. The love for artistic creation and performance was his getaway from reality. School band ensembles, jazz quartets, African dance accompanied by Djembe drums, and the love for DJing kept his soul strong when going to battle with CF symptoms and illnesses. After three months of hospitalization three years ago, he was given a new lease on life: He was gifted donor lungs. Kadeem was able to breathe freely for the first time. He was finally able to start living the life he was meant to pursue. Kadeem aspires to be a music therapist, youth and child social worker, and youth counselor.

Blog Posts

Kadeem Morgan Smiling On Porch

While waiting for another lung transplant, I learned that time is a wicked concept: there is so much of it, but never enough.

| 6 min read
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Getting a double-lung transplant has been a life-changing journey. Along the way, I've had to deal with changes in my mental health and the struggle to keep my survivor guilt in check.

| 5 min read
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As a black man with cystic fibrosis, I am in a minority group within a minority group. I waited my whole life to find someone I could easily relate to until I happened upon a Facebook group for post-transplant patients.

| 6 min read