The CF Community Blog is written by the community, for the community. It's about sharing our experiences, reflections, and perspectives — the good days, the bad days, and all the tough and wonderful things in between. With topics ranging from emotional health to treatments, the blog is a platform to share your unique story.
Dr. Jennifer Taylor-Cousar is passionate about bringing attention to health inequities in cystic fibrosis. By partnering with the CF Foundation, other organizations, and the CF community, she believes we can work together to create equitable health outcomes for everyone with CF.
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I began taking prescribed medication to control my cystic fibrosis-related pain. Soon, the medication tried to control me.
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On my first international trip, I found myself in an interrogation room explaining my port to security officers.
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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.
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When your life is already jam-packed with nebulizing medications, why would you add one more?
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Before you can walk a mile in a person with CF's shoes, you have to put on a nebulizer.