Lifestyle Adjustments Archives - Page 3 of 6 - The Boomer Esiason Foundation

April 26, 2017

Currently residing in North Carolina, Adriane and her husband, Peter, are parents of three children: Alexis, 7, Andrew, 4.5, and Olivia, who passed away six years ago from a rare heart disease. When they found out that Andrew had cystic fibrosis, they leaned on close...

CF Podcast 165: Denise Horgan’s Life Post-Double Lung Transplant

by Emma Mueller

Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle Adjustments, Lung Transplants

April 26, 2017

In this cystic fibrosis podcast, we meet Denise – a 41-year-old County Kerry, Ireland native who is living, breathing, and succeeding in New York. Three years ago, she received a life-saving double lung transplant, which she says was a bittersweet moment… to know that someone...

CF Podcast 161: Sabrina Walker, Cystic Fibrosis Patient and Cancer Survivor

by Emma Mueller

Adulthood and CF, Airway Clearance, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle Adjustments

September 8, 2016

Today, we meet Sabrina Walker who is 30 years old living, breathing, and succeeding with cystic fibrosis in Anchorage, Alaska. Growing up, her parents encouraged her to stay active and play sports – not allowing her to make excuses about why CF would stop her....

CF Podcast 160: Jumping the Fear of CF with Callie Deanda

by Emma Mueller

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

July 28, 2016

About Callie Deanda: 20 years old with CF, athletic, attending college, and from Tennesse Hobbies include soccer (plays on varsity team), hiking, cross-stitching Watching Buffy & Vampire Slayer with friends, and Callie is a huge Sporting Clays fan Callie believes that we all need to...

CF Podcast 156 – Jerry Cahill: 4 Years Post-Transplant

by Emma Mueller

CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments, Lung Transplants

April 18, 2016

Gunnar Esiason sat down with BEF CF Ambassador Jerry Cahill recently to find out more about his double lung transplant and the way his life has changed since he had the procedure 4 years ago. Jerry shares the many ways in which he has traded...

CF Podcast 153: CF, Living in Two Worlds, the Healthy and the Sick with Jen Eisenmann

by Emma Mueller

Adulthood and CF, Career World, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Hospitals vs. Home Care, Lifestyle Adjustments

October 5, 2015

Today we meet Jen Eisenmann, a 44-year-old living, breathing, and succeeding with cystic fibrosis. Diagnosed at 12 months old, Jen grew up similarly to most other kids, other than having to take enzymes and do occasional chest percussions. Because her parents had never heard of...

CF Podcast 152: Amy Whelan – Anxiety with Cystic Fibrosis

by Emma Mueller

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

August 24, 2015

Today, you will meet Amy Whelan, a 21 year old from Dublin, Ireland. She was diagnosed at two weeks old, when her identical twin was extremely ill. Amy is studying anthropology and sociology in college. She enjoys reading, writing, and watching movies. Growing up, she...

CF Podcast 151: Jessie Ennis Interview – Self Management and Pursuing Goals with Cystic Fibrosis

by Emma Mueller

Adulthood and CF, Career World, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle Adjustments

August 13, 2015

Today we meet Jessie Ennis, a 22 year old with CF who was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Because of a family history of the disease, Jessie's parents had her tested for CF before she was six weeks of age. In spite of CF,...

Own Your Feeding Tube with Gunnar Esiason: Episode 5

by Emma Mueller

Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Hospitals vs. Home Care, Lifestyle Adjustments

July 23, 2015

Success with the Feeding Tube This is the final episode of the Own Your Feeding Tube video podcast series. Here, you will see how the feeding tube has helped me immensely over the past 4 years. I have gained about 30 pounds, and to be honest...

Own Your Feeding Tube with Gunnar Esiason: Episode 4

by Emma Mueller

Adulthood and CF, Career World, CF Podcasts, College Life, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle Adjustments

July 22, 2015

“Comfort With Your Feeding Tube” The fourth episode of the Own Your Feeding Tube video podcast series discusses some of the social questions that tube feeders, or potential tube feeders, may have when it comes to a new feeding tube. Obviously, it’s a pretty noticeable device....

Lifestyle Adjustments

CF Podcast 166: Cystic Fibrosis & Mental Well-Being

CF Podcast 165: Denise Horgan’s Life Post-Double Lung Transplant

CF Podcast 161: Sabrina Walker, Cystic Fibrosis Patient and Cancer Survivor

CF Podcast 160: Jumping the Fear of CF with Callie Deanda

CF Podcast 156 – Jerry Cahill: 4 Years Post-Transplant

CF Podcast 153: CF, Living in Two Worlds, the Healthy and the Sick with Jen Eisenmann

CF Podcast 152: Amy Whelan – Anxiety with Cystic Fibrosis

CF Podcast 151: Jessie Ennis Interview – Self Management and Pursuing Goals with Cystic Fibrosis

Own Your Feeding Tube with Gunnar Esiason: Episode 5

Own Your Feeding Tube with Gunnar Esiason: Episode 4

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