As we reflect on 2016, we are so thankful to our friends around the country, dedicated researchers, care center professionals, volunteers and, most of all, those of you living with CF.
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While I am not grateful for having cystic fibrosis and cystic fibrosis-related diabetes, I have no doubt that if it weren't for me having CF, I would not have become the person that I am today.
Google has made it easy for everybody to research cystic fibrosis, but CF is only part of my story and how I tell it is up to me.
Our daughter's airway clearance treatment with the vest went more smoothly after we learned a few tricks.
We have about 70 chapters and offices across the country that work diligently to raise funds and support our community in the search for a cure. They host events (including virtually and outdoors) and serve as a hub for the CF community. Get to know them!
Read how one grandmother is adding tomorrows.
Learn about the 2017 health insurance landscape and get tips on preparing for open enrollment from a CF Foundation Compass expert.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. made its first major award last month to advance gene editing research in cystic fibrosis. Editas Medicine Inc. will explore the potential of using what some scientists refer to as “a tiny pair of scissors” to snip out the genetic defect that causes CF.
Lukas Daskas found something in the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Teen Advocacy Day that he had been searching for his whole life: a sense of community and understanding by others who know what it's like watching a loved one battle cystic fibrosis.
My husband and I had always seen ourselves raising our family in a small western town. But after our daughter Annie was born and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, we realized that we might have to let go of the rural life that we had imagined.