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Recipients include eight innovative programs from around the country that serve the CF community.
Watch the entire leadership conference, including all of the break-out sessions and Medical Hot Topics, from start to finish.
One of the reasons I decided to attend boarding school was to take charge of my cystic fibrosis care. Although I’m not perfect at taking care of myself, I learned that the importance of staying on top of treatments when my parents gave me the chance to fail.
When the pandemic started, I started to feel lost and disconnected. That changed when I was introduced to a new program from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation that taught me how to share my CF story with confidence.
This year’s awardees showcase the diversity of journeys in the cystic fibrosis community.
After I had to go on disability to focus on taking care of my health, I got involved with the CF community and volunteered with Community Voice. Little did I know it would help me when I needed it most.
For a new parent of a child with cystic fibrosis, it can be an enormous help to speak to other parents in the same situation. The support and shared knowledge offered by another mother made a huge impact on me when my newborn son was diagnosed with CF.
Although I have no personal ties to people with cystic fibrosis, I developed my own connection to the disease -- first as a biology student understanding the science behind CF, and second as a member of the Tomorrow's Leaders College Program, where I learned about the people behind the statistics.