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Traveling has been a lifelong passion, and I won’t let cystic fibrosis keep me grounded. Here are my seven rules for traveling with CF.
Throughout my life, I experienced small, unexplained health issues that slowly accumulated. It wasn’t until I endured years of chronic pancreatitis that I finally received a diagnosis at 58 years old: ...
Our family has lived with the constant anxiety of managing cystic fibrosis since our daughter’s birth — which made it all the more devastating when she had to stop taking Trikafta due to its impact on ...
I wasn’t supposed to make it this far. I was born six weeks early, to parents who weren’t ready. They fought constantly, partied hard, and eventually split up. My sister went with my dad, and I stayed ...
BETHESDA, Md. (July 16, 2025) – Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced an additional investment of up to $24 million in Prime Medicine to continue the development of a gene editing therapy ...
When I moved away for college, I was determined to prove that I could manage my CF all by myself. But I was thrown for a loop when I was unexpectedly diagnosed with CF-related diabetes. I thought I ...
Living with cystic fibrosis in Pakistan, I held onto hope that Trikafta would one day reach us. Against all odds, it did — and it completely changed my life.
On behalf of the 272 undersigned organizations committed to the health of our nation’s mothers, infants, children, and families, we express our deep concern over the Administration’s recent decision ...