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December 16, 2016

In this podcast we meet Will Schlucter, a 26 year-old CF patient who owns his own gym, Will Power Strength and Conditioning. After years during his youth of taking breaks during athletics, Will decided, as an adult, to push through his coughing, expand his limits,...

CF Podcast 162: Brayden Merrill, #MyFitCFLife Contest Winner

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CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition

September 22, 2016

Today, you will meet Brayden Merrill, a 14-year-old with cystic fibrosis who stays healthy by playing soccer, track, and cross country. For someone so young, he is very open about his disease and uses it as a reason to train harder – uses it to...

CF Podcast 161: Sabrina Walker, Cystic Fibrosis Patient and Cancer Survivor

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Adulthood and CF, Airway Clearance, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle Adjustments

September 8, 2016

Today, we meet Sabrina Walker who is 30 years old living, breathing, and succeeding with cystic fibrosis in Anchorage, Alaska. Growing up, her parents encouraged her to stay active and play sports – not allowing her to make excuses about why CF would stop her....

CF Podcast 160: Jumping the Fear of CF with Callie Deanda

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle Adjustments

July 28, 2016

About Callie Deanda: 20 years old with CF, athletic, attending college, and from Tennesse Hobbies include soccer (plays on varsity team), hiking, cross-stitching Watching Buffy & Vampire Slayer with friends, and Callie is a huge Sporting Clays fan Callie believes that we all need to...

CF Podcast 159: Cystic Fibrosis Medical Support Team

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Hospitals vs. Home Care

June 16, 2016

In this podcast, we hear from Jerry’s CF medical team about his journey with CF and life post-transplant. They share how they work as a team to make patients with CF feel cared for and supported. For Jerry, because of the extensive amount of time...

CF Podcast 158: CF Support Systems – Jerry’s Life as a Pole Vault Coach

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Career World, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Relationships

June 5, 2016

In this podcast, we meet some of “Jerry’s kids” – the young athletes he dedicates a great deal of his time to coaching in the sport of pole vault. Just as in his professional life, Jerry runs a tight ship… something his kids would heartily...

CF Podcast 157: CF Moms featuring Mary Cahill

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, College Life, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Relationships

May 5, 2016

In this podcast, Mary Cahill – mother to Jerry Cahill – sits down to discuss what it was like raising a CF child among her other “normal” children. She shares the story of his diagnosis and the subsequent decision that she and her husband made...

CF Podcast 153: CF, Living in Two Worlds, the Healthy and the Sick with Jen Eisenmann

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Adulthood and CF, Career World, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Hospitals vs. Home Care, Lifestyle Adjustments

October 5, 2015

Today we meet Jen Eisenmann, a 44-year-old living, breathing, and succeeding with cystic fibrosis. Diagnosed at 12 months old, Jen grew up similarly to most other kids, other than having to take enzymes and do occasional chest percussions. Because her parents had never heard of...

CF Podcast 152: Amy Whelan – Anxiety with Cystic Fibrosis

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle Adjustments

August 24, 2015

Today, you will meet Amy Whelan, a 21 year old from Dublin, Ireland. She was diagnosed at two weeks old, when her identical twin was extremely ill. Amy is studying anthropology and sociology in college. She enjoys reading, writing, and watching movies. Growing up, she...

CF Podcast 151: Jessie Ennis Interview – Self Management and Pursuing Goals with Cystic Fibrosis

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Adulthood and CF, Career World, CF Podcasts, Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition, Lifestyle Adjustments

August 13, 2015

Today we meet Jessie Ennis, a 22 year old with CF who was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. Because of a family history of the disease, Jessie's parents had her tested for CF before she was six weeks of age. In spite of CF,...

Exercise, Fitness & Nutrition

CF Podcast 163: Strength and Fitness in CF Care with Will Schlucter

CF Podcast 162: Brayden Merrill, #MyFitCFLife Contest Winner

CF Podcast 161: Sabrina Walker, Cystic Fibrosis Patient and Cancer Survivor

CF Podcast 160: Jumping the Fear of CF with Callie Deanda

CF Podcast 159: Cystic Fibrosis Medical Support Team

CF Podcast 158: CF Support Systems – Jerry’s Life as a Pole Vault Coach

CF Podcast 157: CF Moms featuring Mary Cahill

CF Podcast 153: CF, Living in Two Worlds, the Healthy and the Sick with Jen Eisenmann

CF Podcast 152: Amy Whelan – Anxiety with Cystic Fibrosis

CF Podcast 151: Jessie Ennis Interview – Self Management and Pursuing Goals with Cystic Fibrosis

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