What’s It Like to Be a Tween With Cystic Fibrosis?
In this video from Inova Health System, Jamie Gentille talks to 11-year-old cystic fibrosis patient, Sarah, about what it’s like to be a tween with a chronic illness and the daily challenges she faces.
Teen with CF gets to play on stage with country star Luke Bryan.
Sarah talks about the treatments she needs to help with breathing and airway clearance, what she needs to get through her hospital visits, how she handles her condition in school, how she told her friends about her CF, and what advice she would give to hospital staff on how to treat children and teenagers with cystic fibrosis.
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