"Bryant attackman Logan McGovern has cystic fibrosis, or CF. It’s a rare genetic disease in about 30,000 children and adults in the United States and 70,000 worldwide. CF affects the cells that produce mucus, sweat and digestive juices. It causes severe lung damage and can...
Andrea Eisenman is a 57-year-old living with cystic fibrosis who received a double lung transplant in April 2000. 17 years later, she was diagnosed with PTLD, or Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, a type of cancer she had never heard of. After going through chemo for two...
Jenna Strickland is 32-years-old living with cystic fibrosis and received life-saving double lung transplant in 2015. Just eight months later, she was diagnosed with PTLD, or Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder, with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in her throat. Within a year, the cancer returned in her colon and...
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League celebrated one of its most prestigious nights on Wednesday, introducing its 2022 Hall of Fame class. The 15th annual class included 16 inductees across seven different categories, including eight athletes, two coaches, two teams, and one each...
“Sydney Willig, a freshman on Geneva’s soccer team, is the rare college athlete competing with cystic fibrosis. She had long been open about her condition and the daunting realities it presented, believing at one point two years ago that her career was finished. After a...
NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 22, 2021 As a way to welcome in the new era of cystic fibrosis and to show that the sky is the limit for athletic potential, even with a cystic fibrosis diagnosis, the Boomer Esiason Foundation entered into partnership with 6 NCAA...
During his annual Bike 2 Breathe ride, Jerry Cahill had no idea just how sick he was becoming. What he thought would be a few days in the hospital for monitoring after the event became a stay in the ICU on dialysis 24/7. He needed...
In the latest CF podcast, Michael Caruso Davis – 18 and living with CF – shares some of his story and how he stays motivated. Since he started taking over steps in his treatment process his freshman year in high school, Michael feels confident that...
Dugan Reilly, a 22-year-old living with cystic fibrosis, discusses his college experience in the latest CF Podcast. He talks about struggling his freshman year – the first time he ever had to deal with CF on his own. From that, he learned to stick to...
For CF patients to remain healthy while away at school, they need to be independent with their care routine. Taking over parts of their routine earlier in life can set them up for future success. The Did You Know video series was created by the Boomer...