BEF, Author at The Boomer Esiason Foundation

December 1, 2023

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Mallory Holloway breaks PR and earns First Team All-Met Honors

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BEF Athletes News

October 12, 2023

"NEWARK, New Jersey – On Saturday morning the women's cross country competed at Branch Brook Park in the Metropolitan Conference Cross Country Championships. Despite sitting out some key runners, the women raced to a strong sixth place finish overall as a team. Leading the way was freshman Mallory...

Limited by injuries, Connor Bowman found ways to help his team and sport

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BEF Athletes News

May 22, 2023

"During the 2021 gymnastics season, Connor Bowman didn't compete in a single meet. That didn't stop his teammates from voting him team captain the following year.Obviously, it had nothing to do with what he did in competition. It had everything to do with how selflessly Bowman handled...

‘That’s Logan’: Bryant Attackman Logan McGovern and a New Generation Fighting Cystic Fibrosis

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BEF Athletes News

October 5, 2022

"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...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 272: Overcoming Physical, Emotional, and Social Barriers with PTLD

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CF Podcasts, Lung Transplants, Rare Disease

February 24, 2022

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...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 271: Life with a Rare Disease – Living with PTLD

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CF Podcasts

February 24, 2022

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...

Sydney Willig Named Courage Award Recipient

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BEF Athletes News

January 25, 2022

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...

How athletes from smaller colleges are benefiting from new name, image and likeness rules

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BEF Athletes News

November 19, 2021

“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...

Boomer Esiason Foundation Announces BEF Athletes

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BEF Athletes News

November 18, 2021

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...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 270: 65 and Alive Post-Transplant

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CF Podcasts, Lung Transplants

September 21, 2021

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...

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Antimicrobial Resistance: What You Need to Know

Mallory Holloway breaks PR and earns First Team All-Met Honors

Limited by injuries, Connor Bowman found ways to help his team and sport

‘That’s Logan’: Bryant Attackman Logan McGovern and a New Generation Fighting Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 272: Overcoming Physical, Emotional, and Social Barriers with PTLD

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 271: Life with a Rare Disease – Living with PTLD

Sydney Willig Named Courage Award Recipient

How athletes from smaller colleges are benefiting from new name, image and likeness rules

Boomer Esiason Foundation Announces BEF Athletes

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 270: 65 and Alive Post-Transplant

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