CF Community Blog

Piper Beatty Welsh, J.D., M.P.A.

National Strategic Collaborations Liaison

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  1. When’s Our Turn? Waiting to Get the COVID-19 Vaccine

    By Piper Beatty Welsh, J.D., M.P.A. February 4, 2021

    The hope that came with the authorization of two COVID-19 vaccines has been coupled with anxiety and frustration as I wait.

  2. Committed to Community: Meet the 2017 Impact Grants Program Awardees

    By Piper Beatty Welsh, J.D., M.P.A. November 21, 2017

    As an adult with cystic fibrosis, I know just how powerful and creative the CF community can be. That’s why I’m excited to announce the four 2017 Impact Grant awardees who are making a positive impact on the CF community.

  3. Harnessing the Power of Community: Impact Grants 2017

    By Piper Beatty Welsh, J.D., M.P.A. April 4, 2017

    Three of our Impact Grant awardees tell us how the program has allowed them to make a difference.

  4. Meet Our Seven Impact Grant Awardees

    By Piper Beatty Welsh, J.D., M.P.A. January 19, 2017

    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded the 2016 Impact Grants to individuals or organizations making a positive impact on the cystic fibrosis community.

  5. We Go Together: A Post-Transplant Lesson

    By Piper Beatty Welsh, J.D., M.P.A. September 25, 2015

    After two double-lung transplants, my lungs don't have CF anymore, but the rest of me still does. In a very real way, CF isn't "behind me" at all. And that's why I continue to fight.

  6. Community: Found

    By Piper Beatty Welsh, J.D., M.P.A. July 20, 2015

    I remember the first time that I understood that cystic fibrosis made me different. I was 9 years old and in the fourth grade, sitting cross-legged in a circle with my all my classmates.

About Piper Beatty Welsh, J.D., M.P.A.

Piper  was first diagnosed with CF at 6 weeks old in 1981, and has since been the survivor of two double-lung transplants. Piper attended Emory University, received her J.D. from Columbia University Law School and then went on to earn her master's in public administration from New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. She is the owner and author of the popular CF and transplant blog, A Matter of Life and Breath, and lives in Colo. with her husband and puppy.

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