"I try to reassure everyone who has been affected by this disease that CF isn't the end of the world if you don't want it to be."
The experience of living with cystic fibrosis is markedly different today than it was decades ago. Thanks to the discovery of the CF gene, the availability of effective drug therapies and advances in technology, the 30,000 Americans who deal with the disease day in and day out are living longer and fuller lives. In a word, they are thriving.

There is a multitude of organizations working to support the cystic fibrosis community, as well as a variety of tools and information available to help people with CF not just live, but thrive.

New Podcast Discusses Being a CF Parent

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has posted a new video podcast featuring Megan Mollahan, a parent in New York who has two children with cystic fibrosis.

Megan's daughter, Maureen, is 20 years old and was diagnosed at age eight. Her son, Jack, is 10 and was diagnosed at two months. Megan discusses what it's like to wear "many different hats" as parent, caregiver, friend, advocate, etc.

Click here to read more about Megan and to listen to Podcast 104: Being a CF Parent and Caregiver.

This “LIVING. BREATHING. SUCCEEDING.” Podcast/Vodcast is made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech to the Boomer Esiason Foundation.