Many label their lives with cystic fibrosis a “battle.” I prefer “war.”* There’s the daily grind: The clinic…
Articles by Brad Dell
In ancient home videos of the Dell family, there’s shot after shot of my…
I’d been anticipating my bilateral cochlear implant surgery for more than a…
Only 61.8 percent of cystic fibrosis patients comply with their daily respiratory medication and 41.2 percent comply…
You’ll meet legions of doctors throughout your life with cystic fibrosis. You’ll encounter doctors you adore and who…
Dear parent, I know you’re afraid. My parents were afraid, too. My mom left a college biology class crying; the…
I fought cystic fibrosis for 15 years before the overwhelming burden collapsed. My family was driving to get…
Most of last summer was spent either in a hospital bed or lying on my couch — the couch I…