At 50 years old, my health began to deteriorate in ways no one could explain. For nearly two decades, I searched for answers. It wasn’t until I was 69 that I finally learned the truth: I have cystic ...
For those who don’t benefit from modulators, the fight against CF can feel isolating and uncertain. Five members of our community share how they’ve transformed their personal struggles into purpose — ...
Chair Buchanan, Ranking Member Doggett, and Members of the Committee: On behalf of the Partnership to Protect Coverage (PPC), a coalition of nonpartisan, nonprofit patient advocacy organizations, ...
Today, 36 nonpartisan, nonprofit patient advocacy organizations issued the following statement urging Congress to secure an immediate solution to the expiration of the enhanced advance premium tax ...
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.
Coming to terms with the reality of my cystic fibrosis as a child stirred a deep fear that I tried to numb for years through substance misuse. But today, I’m grateful to be on the other side, and am ...
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation recently announced that there are almost 40,000 people living with CF in the United States. Not only are there more of us with CF, but we are now living longer. Based on ...
Food insecurity is a long-standing problem in America. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), food-insecure households are those with “limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” ...
If you walk into your local grocery store or gas station, you will likely come across an area where lottery tickets are for sale. Along with the numerous games, you are commonly going to find a ...
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 ...
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