We are halfway through 2016 and we want to thank you Patient Worthians, old and new, for reading, sharing your stories, and supporting our patient contributors and writers! As a…
As featured in this Strawfie Challenge press release last week, two Ohio twins Aleeya and Alani are seeking to spread awareness of cystic fibrosis and the harsh realities of living…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! Just because Cystic Fibrosis and Lyme Disease Awareness Month is over, doesn't mean we won't stop fighting the good fight for spreading awareness about these diseases! We…
Press release: 2nd June 2016 Xenia twins urge local community to take the Strawfie Challenge for cystic fibrosis awareness When Heather Scott and Nathan Young received the diagnosis that their daughter Adriana…
Brie Peters is 25 years old and has been living with Cystic Fibrosis since she was 10 months old. This is Part 2 of her interview. Exercising had become an…
Bearing both common missense mutations ΔF508 and G551D, Briauna was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) as a 10 month old baby. As a child living and growing up with CF,…
In the world of diagnostics and treatment, change is usually a slow, gradual process. But so far, this is turning out to be a damn good year for anyone interested…
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Patient Worthians! Memorial Day is the perfect opportunity to hang out with friends and family, and appreciate the times where life seems somewhat "normal". But before…
Patient Worthy's UK Partner Breath With Me Strawfie Challenge, wants you to know the basics about cystic fibrosis (CF) and how it affects patients and their families. So they made a rockin'…
Most parents spend at least part of their parenting life wondering, “What will I do today that permanently screws up my kid in the future?!” Which to be honest, is…
As the father of a newly-minted teenager, I’ve come to understand all too well the fleeting nature of childhood “firsts”: First words, first steps, first artwork, and other moments in…
Press release: 24th May 2016 Breathe With Me Strawfie Challenge The Team GB Trampoline Squad are the latest in a fast-growing line of sporting stars and celebrities to back the ‘Breathe…
What is a strawfie? A selfie (picture of yourself) while breathing through a straw. You've met Cassie Hawthorne in Patient Worthy's write up Model with Cystic Fibrosis Bringing Awareness to Disease earlier…
Like all genetic disorders, there aren’t many silver linings to having cystic fibrosis. The best we can say is that life expectancy for people with CF has improved thanks to…
Happy Friday Patient Worthians! We hope your Mother's Day was as awesome as ours. This week we have some awesome posts from our rare moms (#RareMom), those who fight their own…
With apologies to the website of the same name, I effing LOVE science. I can’t do science but I love how it’s so incredibly complex that it regularly romps right…
Little Miss Positive, Georgina Compton, is making the most of her second chance at life. Last year Georgina (George) Compton faced the very real prospect of dying at the age…
When most of us think of breathalyzer tests, we picture flashing lights, police officers, and stern discussions of how fast we were driving (…or is that just me?). But of…
It's funny; when you hear the words "diet" and "nutrition," you tend to think salads, vegetables, fruits, and all that good, healthy stuff. But for people with cystic fibrosis, eating…
This model with CF took part in photo shoot for awareness campaign while suffering from pneumonia! Professional model Cassie Hawthorne is acting as the face of a social media campaign…
De acuerdo con la Fundación de Fibrosis Quística, cerca de 30.000 personas viven con FQ en los EE.UU. y casi 1.000 nuevos casos son diagnosticados cada año. La fibrosis quística…
Hello Again Patient Worthians! This week we are highlighting part TWO of a story about a man with cystic fibrosis, racing for his non-profit RaceCF and to spread awareness of exercise therapy…
La familia Corr ha tenido un año difícil. Resistente, seguro, pero igual de feliz. Ellos han estado adaptando a la vida con su hija mayor año Harriet. Poco después del…
Si alguna vez hubo una "girl next door", Ashley Coleman seria la manifestacion de esta idea, una mujer joven y bella, de ojos brillantes, rubia y muy activa! Ella tiene…
Ayer leí un artículo publicado en la fibrosis quística Noticias Hoy por Patricia Silva, PhD, que fue causante de mucha reflexión. Los científicos han descubierto que hay una comunidad compartida…
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