Jerry Cahill

Jerry Cahill
Adult with CF
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Jerry was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 1967 at the age of 11. Currently a CF Ambassador at the Boomer Esiason Foundation (BEF), Jerry leads its scholarship and grants division and is the founder of Team Boomer — the athletic arm of BEF dedicated to encouraging exercise among CF patients while simultaneously raising money for scholarships. Other programs he has started include You Cannot Fail, Wind Sprints, and educational podcasts and videos. Cahill is also a pole vault coach and a motivational speaker, focusing on exercise, life with cystic fibrosis, and how transplants are not a cure, but an extension on life that come with additional challenges.

Blog Posts

Jerry smiling with a thumbs up with his nurse in the hospital while wearing a mask.

I underwent liver and kidney transplants in 2021 after a successful lung transplant in 2012. For a number of reasons, the recovery from second transplant was much more difficult.

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Although keeping up with daily cystic fibrosis treatments can be frustrating, it is key for staying healthy and living the life you want to live. So, Superhero Big Air Jerry was born to help kids with CF feel more empowered in their daily CF care and overcome challenges through positivity.

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After turning 60, I decided to mark the milestone by creating a “living list,” 60 things I could do to raise awareness and money for cystic fibrosis care.

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There are many people in the cystic fibrosis community whom I believe possess hero-like qualities that I admire and who inspire me in my everyday life. I feel so fortunate for having crossed paths with them, and I very much look forward to meeting many more in this journey that I call life. 

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For those of us without a medication that targets our cystic fibrosis mutation, it's important to remember that our life with CF is a marathon.

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