Cystic Fibrosis News Today Forums | Mark Tremblay | Activity https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/forums/members/tremblaymagmail-com/activity/ Activity feed for Mark Tremblay. Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:30:40 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.20.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 4a73e4e0c2ea9e069f1aaa8a234c2e67 Mark replied to the discussion When to stop working in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​CF https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/when-to-stop-working/#post-19066 Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:46:42 -0500 Reply to When to stop working

I am retired currently retired at 54 and happy that I did so after working since 1 was 15. After an attorney who served on one of the board’s I was on convinced me that I could retire due to CF and that she would represent me dropped me four weeks later because she said she couldn’t win the case and that she was in over her head I felt… Read more

]]> f551d81dee58f7eb9cdd1d243ade0eee Mark Tremblay changed their profile picture https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/forums/activity/p/1286/ Tue, 21 May 2019 19:38:28 -0500 0 cda6fcc9ac504fcea1f4481a96cb1f41 Mark Tremblay posted a new activity comment https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/forums/activity/p/1075/ Sat, 13 Apr 2019 00:32:22 -0500 Luisa. When I was researching psychological adjustment in CF patients in 1998 we found that CFers were four times more likely to have anxiety and depression. Also, the prevelance of these emotional disorders increased as function of disease severity so as CF patients get sicker they exhibit more emotional distress and their medical… Read more

]]> 0 0231e92d51effc9d54adfb887323554e Mark posted an update: Hey Luisa, When I was diagnosed in 69 the average […] https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/forums/activity/p/997/ Wed, 03 Apr 2019 04:51:49 -0500 Hey Luisa, When I was diagnosed in 69 the average life expectancy was 9. I was doing relatively well until I saw a close friend go through end stage and then die at 12. The night of her funeral I started drinking at 11. I drank heavily, dis drugs, and got I trouble with the law which eventually landed me in rehab at 18. I’ve been sober for… Read more

]]> 0 cf1e7e3a1914d6f23e32b5b5e77525c1 Mark started the discussion Denying the Eleplant in the forum Adults​ ​With​ ​CF https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/forums/forums/topic/denying-the-eleplant/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 22:48:05 -0500 Denying the Eleplant

As a 49 year old recovering alcoholic, CF patient diagnosed at 18 months I used to but no longer deny the elephant because when I do I put up Walls that make loving and being loved harder. I’m not saying to be some squishy hippy I’m saying this because we are inherently social beings and CF with it’s symptoms and burden of care makes life… Read more

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