CF Happens

Sometimes in life CF (Cystic Fibrosis) happens…pun intended

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  • CF Awareness Month: The history of CF & statistics

    I thought I would share a little history about Cystic Fibrosis so you can see where it all began. Well, I mean that metaphorically.
    In 1936: A Swiss pediatrician first named the disease. He referred to it as cystic fibrosis with Bronchiectasis. A scientist from Columbia University first developed a complete profile and description of cystic fibrosis symptoms.

    In 1938: Dr. Dorothy Andersen described the characteristic cystic fibrosis of the pancreas, correlating it with the lung and intestinal disease prominent in CF, but this was not yet much help with treatment.
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  • CF Awareness Month!

    May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness month. I will be sharing things about CF that you may or may not know throughout the month. I will start with this little tid bit to make you come back for more. I started IVs at home yesterday, what a way to celebrate CF awareness month huh.   I had to access my port so that I could get started. Here is a pic of what the process entails. (more…)