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April 17, 2019April 18, 2019

How I’ve Found Purpose Without Having a Full-time Job

Columns, This Lung Life - a Column by Ella Balasa

Our society places great emphasis on success through careers. Whenever we meet a stranger, one of the first questions we ask is, “What do you do?” I feel this ... Read more

April 9, 2019April 5, 2019

Why I Shout My Story

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

A dad at the church I attend came up to me and said his newborn daughter had been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. He looked tired; his motivation for telling ... Read more

March 11, 2019March 22, 2019

I See Poetry in the Scientific Process

Columns, Mutations & Conversations - a Column by Tré LaRosa

I walk two paths: One is that of logic in my career as a scientist. In this field, it’s critical to remove emotion from the picture as much as ... Read more

July 31, 2018July 27, 2018

Looking Back on a Year of My ‘Victorious’ Column

Columns, Victorious - a Column by Brad Dell

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

February 7, 2018February 6, 2018

Introducing ‘This Lung Life,’ a Column by Ella Balasa

Columns, This Lung Life - a Column by Ella Balasa

Fulfillment to me means achieving a dream, pursuing a passion, striving to be happy every day, and finding joy in what I do. To say I did my best and ... Read more

January 11, 2018January 10, 2018

Making Money with Cystic Fibrosis

Columns, Note Taken - a Column by Hannah Buck

I’ve decided that I don’t want to live in poverty. Okay, so I’ve known that forever. I’m not trying to say it hit me this week while scraping peanut ... Read more

August 24, 2017August 23, 2017

Bad Metaphors: An Introduction to ‘Note Taken,’ a Column by Hannah Buck

Columns, Note Taken - a Column by Hannah Buck

I’ve always known that I wanted to be a writer. There were some rebel years, of course — short-lived times growing up when I claimed to have aspirations of ... Read more

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