What is victory for us? I know we crave a cure above all, but what is attainable in…
Brad Dell
Brad Dell is Deaf and was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 2 months old in 1993. He received a double-lung transplant from UC San Francisco in January 2017, then cochlear implants nine months later. He lives in Hawaii, where he was raised. Usually he’s traveling the world, chugging coffee, or devouring books. He also pastors Restoration Community Church and serves as the director of community content at BioNews, this site’s publisher.
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Articles by Brad Dell
“A childhood disease.” That’s what they called cystic fibrosis back in my day. (Man,…
When I first met my lung transplant surgeon, she remarked that cystic fibrosis patients have a great…
Military hospitals handled most of my cystic fibrosis (CF) care. Many members of the military worship…
Kathleen belaying Brad as he climbs. Not quite near the top yet. (Courtesy of Kathleen…
James and Charles Dunlop had already done plenty for the cystic fibrosis community as the founders of Ambry Genetics. Their…
A Recipe for Peace
Second in a two-part series about the role of anger in a CFer’s life. Last…
Dr. Gwen A. Huitt is an infectious disease doctor at National Jewish Health with a special interest in mycobacteria,…
Hanging from the wall of Vertex Pharmaceutical’s Boston office is a massive set of sculpted lungs — pink and red,…
First in a two-part series about the role of anger in a CFer’s life.