Breathe In recorded THREE Live Episodes during the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC). See them below! Episode 52 Episode 53 Episode 54 Would you rather LISTEN than WATCH? That’s cool! SUBSCRIBE to Breathe In on iTunes HERE and then give us a review and rating! The podcast is now available on SoundCloud too!...
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Breathe In kicks off Season 2 with an episode dedicated to world travel. Lea just returned home a trip to Europe, while Gunnar is coming off a month and half worth of business trips. The trio recognizes that traveling with CF can be a stress point, especially because of packing and repacking medications before and...
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Cystic fibrosis is a brutal, unrelenting illness, but there is a lighter side to the disease. Like anything in life, simple mistakes or seemingly very serious experiences can also be funny. Gunnar, Lea and Tiffany tell of a few times when cystic fibrosis led to uncontrollable laughter, from recovery room stories, to the “smelly side”...
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The trio talks about the times they’ve experienced guilt in dealing with CF. Guilt comes in many ways, and as Gunnar says, isn’t generally recognized until after the fact. He thinks guilt masks itself as frustration or anger. Guilt seeps into their lives mostly when they are sick and they feel like people are making...
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“Buy or Sell” is back by popular demand! The rules of the game are simple, each host has to buy or sell a CF topic. If they “buy” it, that means they support the topic or technique. Conversely a “sell” rating means they disagree. The trio discusses CF topics from CF tattoos, to sterilization techniques,...
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Breathe In is back after a brief end of summer hiatus! Lea finds herself on IV’s to start up September, so the trio talks about some of their experiences with home IV’s. Home IV’s can seem complex and overwhelming especially for patients and families who haven’t yet developed a routine for recurring pulmonary exacerbations. Gunnar...
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Darcy, a mental health professional (who happens to be dating Gunnar), joins Lea and Tiffany on the podcast this week to talk about mental health in the cystic fibrosis patient population. The podcast starts with memories to childhood when mental health was overlooked within cystic fibrosis. The conversation turns to PTSD, traumatic procedures and operations...
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