Posts by: Brad Dell

Brad Dell

Brad Dell is a deaf 24-year-old with cystic fibrosis. Originally from Hawaii, he received a double-lung transplant from University of California at San Francisco in January 2017. When not testing out his new lungs with exercise or reading comics, he's writing to spread awareness of organ donation and CF

October 9, 2018October 8, 2018

What You Need to Know About Romance, or the Lack of, When You Have CF

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

I’ve been single for a year now, and I’m darn proud of it. I didn’t think I could do it, and I’ve grown so much because of it. From ... Read more

October 2, 2018October 1, 2018

CF Treatments Made Me Deaf, but Sound Is More Beautiful Than Ever Before

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

Fall 2010 I’ll never forget the morning I couldn’t understand what my friends said as we waited for classes to begin. I’ll never forget calling Mom, phone pressed to ... Read more

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018

In Memory of Serena Lawrence, Who Inspired Voices of the Hurting and Sick

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

Wednesday’s evening air was heavy. It was as if Atlas kneeled and tugged the sky down with him. I drove through the California hills and beaches of Santa Cruz ... Read more

September 25, 2018September 24, 2018

Cases of Injustices, Humiliations, and Sorrows

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

I’m a positive guy, I swear it. But I’m exhausted and need a good vent. *** When I pay about $100 per week for prescription medicine, I feel punished ... Read more

September 18, 2018September 17, 2018

7 Ways to Cherish Your Quality of Life

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

Friends. Today, my message is simple. Your quality of life matters. Quality of life is integral to physical health Inevitably, you will face trials that require quality of life ... Read more

September 11, 2018September 7, 2018

The 4 Deaths that Mold Me

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

Winter 2016-17: Sabrina Santos We called each other twins. Sabrina, like me, was a nerdy, faithful, coffee-loving journalist. She also had cystic fibrosis, Mycobacterium abscessus, deafness, and an urgent ... Read more

September 4, 2018August 31, 2018

My Hospital, That Torturous Refuge

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

“Ahhh, so lucky! Enjoy your vacation.” Many people thought hospitalizations were times to sit around and cruise the internet; get treated like royalty and served wine. (Nah, I only ... Read more

August 28, 2018August 27, 2018

Disease Fatigue Is Not the Same as Laziness

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

I come from the generation of “Netflix and chill,” except for me, it wasn’t a sexual innuendo. My college life consisted mostly of watching Netflix and chilling; sitting on ... Read more

August 21, 2018August 20, 2018

Who Runs the Ward? Women.

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

I’ve been in sticky situations with dude doctors. With many male doctors, it’s a CF battle. We’re overcome by politics and competition; tackling for command and barking orders at ... Read more

August 14, 2018August 13, 2018

CF Lung Transplant Candidates: It’s OK to Be Afraid

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

September 2016 Every bone, tooth, and vein in my body trembled. The oxygen cannula hugging my nostrils slipped on sweat. I sat at a cold table with my pre-transplant ... Read more

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