One Breath at a Time - Living with Cystic Fibrosis: March 2012

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Here is an interview with the president of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. He gives a little input about their methods of getting things done in the research community. Straight talk with... Robert Beall

Cystic Fibrosis in a Nutshell

CF is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. A defective gene causes the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections, obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food. The predicted median age of survival for a person with CF is now more than 37 years old.

That being said, it affects everyone differently, and I try to live my life as if there is no predicted age of survival.