Victorious – a Column by Brad Dell

January 15, 2019January 11, 2019

Transplant Is Horrendous in the Beginning — You’re Not Abnormal

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

On the night of Jan. 15, 2016, nurses rolled me in for surgery. I rolled out on Jan. 16 with a donor’s lungs. It’s been two years packed with ... Read more

January 8, 2019January 15, 2019

My Trip to Hawaii Symbolizes My Victory Over Death by CF

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

A friend sat with me above heaven, a sapphire ocean embracing two lush islands and the greater island beneath our butts — Oahu. On that mountaintop, I rambled about ... Read more

December 4, 2018November 30, 2018

The Toon Trauma Triggers

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

It’s the happiest place in the world. Disneyland. I am afraid. Trembling, I slip deep down into the plastic seat molded into a massive seashell on wheels. The darkness ... Read more

November 20, 2018November 20, 2018

The Powerless Car and the Powerful Dad

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

I parked outside a library, where I’d planned to work for the day, at 7 a.m. in freezing 40-degree weather (I was raised in Hawaii). The library wouldn’t open ... Read more

November 13, 2018January 9, 2019

In Defense of ‘Five Feet Apart’ — Sort of

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

The cystic fibrosis community gets buzzing at the news of a successful Vertex trial or when a well-respected researcher even casually mentions the word “marijuana.” When a trailer for ... Read more

November 6, 2018November 5, 2018

I’ve Allowed My Disease to Abuse My Energy

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

Well, it finally happened: Twenty-two months after my double-lung transplant, I finally got sick for the first time. I gotta say, with a suppressed immune system, illness isn’t so ... Read more

October 30, 2018October 29, 2018

Why Are Our Doctors Not Discussing Herbal Supplements with Us?

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

The 2018 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) in Denver was rad, huh? The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) is making great strides in the inclusion of patient voices, which ... Read more

October 16, 2018October 15, 2018

Hey, CF Caregivers, Your Loving Words Help Us Survive

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

It’s World Mental Health Day! Well, it won’t be when you read this. But it is as I write this. I posted some confessions on Instagram about my struggles ... Read more

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