BEF, Author at The Boomer Esiason Foundation

September 1, 2020

In part 2 of Managing Your Life as a Teenager, Jerry sits down with Sean Randles… 6 years after their first podcast. Today, Sean is 15-years-old, runs track, and played freshman basketball. He is also a positive social media influencer, spending most of his time...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 250: Managing Your Life with CF as a Teenage Part 1

by BEF

CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Relationships

August 25, 2020

Jerry caught up with 17-year-old Colin Randles in his latest podcast. Colin, a Junior honors student, golfs, plays JV basketball, and rows crew. His brother Sean, who also has cystic fibrosis, is his biggest support system, and they do as much as they can together. Tune...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 249: We are All in This Together

by BEF

CF Podcasts, Parenthood

August 18, 2020

“I can fight alone, but we can win together.” Last week, we met Eric Schandel… and this week Jerry sat down with his wife, Ashley! In the latest CF Podcast, Ashley shares a little about herself and what it was like when her daughter Remi Monroe...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 248: The Emotional Side of Being a CF Dad

by BEF

CF Podcasts, Parenthood

August 11, 2020

All parents worry about their children – but parents of kids with cystic fibrosis have additional stressors and concerns. In the latest CF podcast, Eric Schandel sat down with Jerry Cahill to share his experience of being a CF dad – to Remi, who is...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 247: Ups and Downs of Having Two Siblings with CF

by BEF

CF Podcasts, Relationships

July 28, 2020

In Jerry’s latest CF Unmasked podcast, he sits down with Greg Love for an uncensored look at what it’s like growing up with two brothers with cystic fibrosis. From witnessing countless pulmonary exacerbations to feeling guilty about being healthy, Greg shares his experiences openly and...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 246: Traveling with Cystic Fibrosis

by BEF

Career World, CF Podcasts

July 21, 2020

“I am not defined by my disease. I have CF, but I am not CF. I can do what everyone else can do; I just might have to do it a little bit different. I might have to add in some treatments during the day....

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 245: CF Medication Insurance and Prior Authorization

by BEF

CF Community, CF Podcasts

July 14, 2020

In the latest CF Podcast, Jerry Cahill interviewed James Colligan, Director of Sales and Business Development, and Danielle Maffei, Lead CF Pharmacist, at Total Care RX, a specialty pharmacy that focuses on lifting the financial burden of patients living with cystic fibrosis. Danielle and James discuss...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 244: Being a CF Mom with Ann Marie Raiano

by BEF

CF Podcasts, Relationships

July 7, 2020

“My life is my family; and when my family feels good, then I’m happy, and my heart is full.” In his latest CF Podcast, Jerry was joined by Ann Marie Raiano, who has two children living with cystic fibrosis – Chris, 31, and Amanda, 27. She...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 243: CF Modulators a Decade Later

by BEF

Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition

June 4, 2020

“Keep pushing. Know that people are working for a treatment for the extra group of our friends who don’t have a treatment. And just exercise and stay focused.” Jerry took his CF Podcasts to Skype! In his latest, he chats with Emily Schaller who is 38...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 242: CF and Post Lung Transplant Set Backs after a Car Accident

by BEF

CF Podcasts, Lung Transplants

May 26, 2020

In August 2019, Jerry Cahill got into a serious car accident. As someone living with CF and post double lung transplant, he faced many complications that kept him in the hospital for 2 months. He survived 2 surgeries in ten days and many other procedures...

Author: BEF

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 251: Managing Your Life as a Teenager Part 2

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 250: Managing Your Life with CF as a Teenage Part 1

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 249: We are All in This Together

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 248: The Emotional Side of Being a CF Dad

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 247: Ups and Downs of Having Two Siblings with CF

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 246: Traveling with Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 245: CF Medication Insurance and Prior Authorization

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 244: Being a CF Mom with Ann Marie Raiano

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 243: CF Modulators a Decade Later

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 242: CF and Post Lung Transplant Set Backs after a Car Accident

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