Victorious – a Column by Brad Dell

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

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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

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“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.

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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

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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

August 7, 2018August 3, 2018

There’s Jubilant Laughter at the Transplant Games of America

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July 28, 1 p.m. We’re laughing. Some of us literally poured blood, sweat, and tears to be there laughing. Transplant recipients, like me. Others thought they’d never see their ... Read more

July 31, 2018July 27, 2018

Looking Back on a Year of My ‘Victorious’ Column

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One year ago, I was six months post-lung transplant. I was still fumbling about, trying to sort out my new body and aspirations to help other CFers with my ... Read more

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018

I Laugh in the Face of CF — That’s How I Thrive

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“Living On a Prayer” played as I pulled into an intersection. From the corner of my eye, I saw a car dart onto my street. A screech and a smash. ... Read more

July 17, 2018July 13, 2018

I’ve Come Full Circle

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“It’s all come full circle,” I repeated, rather exhaustingly, about two dozen times over the past two weeks when visiting family in Florida. Exactly two years ago, my family ... Read more

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