Calling an inpatient stay “ideal” may sound like an oxymoron, but having the things I need to be in better health by the time I head home from a hospital stay is important.
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My husband and I knew the statistics. Parents of children with chronic illnesses have above-average divorce rates. This didn't hit home until we had an opportunity to step away and realize how important nurturing our relationship really is.
Shortly after my fiancée, Ashley, told me about her cystic fibrosis, we were engaged. Months later, she passed away, leaving me to figure out what I could have done differently and how to cope.
In today's world, the statistics of living with a complicated disease like cystic fibrosis would have even the finest mathematicians spinning to calculate its total sum. Sometimes, I wonder how my son Alex manages it all in a life dictated by numbers.
I used to keep my cystic fibrosis treatments hidden from my in-laws. It was the wisdom of my niece that helped me to bring my CF out into the open.
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A former clinical nurse explains why you should get your flu shot.
Because I have cystic fibrosis, people are often shocked when I tell them that I'm a fire chief and an in-flight paramedic. Although the road has been difficult, I am driven to test my potential and fulfill my dreams.
I had a lung transplant earlier this year and, although I'm able to do more physically than I could before my transplant, I still have cystic fibrosis. I still need support -- support from the CF community, from the CF Foundation, and from you.
Weeks after my son was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, I knocked on my local chapter's door to ask what I could do to make a difference.