Meredith Gaito, 26 with cystic fibrosis, joins the podcast to talk about her experience with running the NYC Marathon with Team Boomer just a few weeks ago! Meredith mentions that uses exercise and physical fitness as a way to actively treat her CF, she talks about her training routine and overcoming an infection in the...
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The trailer for “Five Feet Apart” dropped last weekend, so the trio shares their initial thoughts about cystic fibrosis on the Silver Screen. Gunnar has been outspoken about some of the issues he has with the film as seen through the lens of the trailer, from portraying people with CF as being consumed by death...
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Amanda Varnes, 23 with cystic fibrosis, joins the podcast to talk about CFRD, double lung retransplantation and fungal infections. Amanda’s battle with CF has been nothing short of inspiring, and is clearly evident in her amazingly bubbly personality. Amanda contracted a pan-resistant fungal infection at an early age, which led to her first double lung...
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Breathe In responds to my blog “It is Possible to be 100% Compliant With Your CF Treatments – You’re Wrong If You Think Otherwise.” The blog ended up being quite divisive, so the trio seeks to know “why?” Lea, Tiffany and I agree that it is possible to compliant with our mediations 100% of the...
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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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