It’s tune-up time again!! A “tune-up,” for those of you who aren’t in the know, is when the IV antibiotics have to come around to kick some ass. Sadly, bacteria can be stubborn. On the flip side of things, stubborn bacteria are probably why we still have life after the dinosaurs went extinct. Science. I...
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Thanks to Elizabeth Gaccione for starting up #SingForCF benefiting the Boomer Esiason Foundation and the fight against cystic fibrosis! Since God made America free, I’m challenging 5 people instead of 3 to record a video of themselves singing… good luck, you’ll probably do better than me. I want my sister Sydney Esiason, New England Revolution...
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So, the other day I coughed up some blood. It’s pretty awesome when that happens. It’s also a pretty great party trick. “Hey, want to see what I can do?” If you’ve never had the pleasure of trying it out, let me take you through the experience. First, there’s the gurgle – it sort of...
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What’s in it for us? Why do we live this life? Why do we do it, and maybe more importantly, how do we do it? The complexities in the answers to these questions could certainly fill the pages of an entire book, but since this is a blog, and since you’re undoubtedly cutting into your...
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I got a pretty interesting email (not saying that every email I get isn’t interesting!!) from Nicole, 28 with CF, the other day. It was somewhat of a response to my last Ask Gunnar blog (http://gunnaresiason.com/ask-gunnar-5), and specifically the question I received about dating. The gist of her email was that after a bad break...
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This is the final episode of the Own Your Feeding Tube video podcast series. Here, you will see how the feeding tube has helped me immensely over the past 4 years. I have gained about 30 pounds, and to be honest with you, it has opened some doors that I hadn’t thought twice about prior...
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**Please be advised: do not consider anything in this blog official medical advice. Medical advice can only be given by a certified medical physician. The contributors on this blog may not be held responsible for any damage that may result from using the information in this blog without permission from a medical doctor. I was...
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