Life with cystic fibrosis can be challenging, but it can also be extremely rewarding. Because cystic fibrosis patients shouldn’t meet each other face to face for fear of cross-infection, the online CF community is a close-knit group who all look out for each other and offer real support, guidance, and friendship. Some…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ECsJmMs_Y In their latest Making it Matter podcast, Gunnar Esiason and Julia Rae take us through some of the dos and don’ts of going off to college when you have cystic fibrosis. MORE: Discover how teens with cystic fibrosis make the transition from high school to college. The duo talks us…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3oQZJXV3qQ In this “Making it Matter” podcast video made by Gunnar Esiason for Boomer Esiason Foundation, Gunnar and Julia Rae talk about cystic fibrosis being an invisible illness, meaning people won’t always be able to tell someone has a chronic disease just by looking at them. Read about nine things…

In this podcast video made by Gunnar Esiason for the Boomer Esiason Foundation, Gunnar and Julia Rae talk about dating while living with cystic fibrosis (CF). Listen to the podcast where Gunnar and Julia talk about cross-infection risks for CF patients. This topic came from a…

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic and chronic disease that affects the normal function of the lungs and other organs, leading to persistent lung infections and progressive breathing difficulties. Patients with cystic fibrosis experience a series of symptoms, including very salty-tasting skin, persistent coughing with phlegm, frequent lung infections including pneumonia…

In this video from the Boomer Esiason Foundation, meet Gunnar Esiason, here when he was 19 years-old, who has been living with cystic fibrosis. While a sophomore majoring in English at Boston College, Gunnar was physically active in intramural sports, worked at being compliant with his treatment regimin, and…