Mental health and emotional pain are major issues for people living with cystic fibrosis, but are aspects of care that are only recently being addressed in a serious way. The latest video in the CF Unmasked series features James O’Connell, who shares his diagnosis story,...
In the first video of the CF Unmasked series, Bradley Poole opens up about his battle with cystic fibrosis and mental health. Growing up, he hid his CF from everyone but family and a few very close friends – often isolating himself from his peers....
In Jerry Cahill’s latest video podcast, Thomas Brophy – a 23-year-old who attended the University of Maryland, shares his path through college, which includes how he helped raise over $140,000 for CF research and how he learned to manage his time in order to stay...
In the latest Jerry Cahill CF Podcast, Dr. Patrick Flume – Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Director of the Adult CF Center at the Medical University of South Carolina – sits down to explain pulmonary exacerbations and the impact of inflammation in cystic fibrosis...
In the latest Jerry Cahill CF podcast, Laura O’Donnell – married to Kevin O’Donnell for over five years – shares what her journey has been like as the spouse and primary caregiver of someone who faced end stage cystic fibrosis and transplant. Prior to the...
In his latest video, Jerry sits down with Kevin O'Donnell who is 39 and 19 months post-transplant. They discuss the fears, obstacles, and hopes that Kevin has experienced through the transplant process and how his wife Laura got him through it. He says the biggest misconception about...
In his latest video podcast, Jerry sat down with Margaret Carfora, who is 36 and 14 years post double lung transplant. She explains how her positive attitude has helped her face three different types of cancer due to transplant complications. Marge attributes her success to...
In this week’s cystic fibrosis podcast, 56-year-old Phil Wenrich shares his unique CF and lung transplant story. Before he was even born, Phil’s brother passed away from CF complications. Because of that, he started to hide the fact that he was living with cystic fibrosis...
In the latest episode of the Jerry Cahill CF Podcast video series, Michael Caruso Davis sits down to talk about how he balances school, athletics, and his life with cystic fibrosis. He shares how – by staying active, running half marathons, competing in sprint triathlons,...
For people with cystic fibrosis, getting “back” into shape is a common occurrence. Because of the nature of the disease, patients often experience set backs in both their health and fitness routines. But, exercise is an important and essential part of remaining compliant with treatments...