Lifestyle Adjustments Archives - The Boomer Esiason Foundation

September 29, 2020

“I would tell a caregiver or a spouse of someone with CF that – all of those things you are feeling, the fatigue, the anger, the resentment, all of that is okay because we’ve all gone through that. It’s also really important for you, the...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 236: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult CF Care from a Parent’s Perspective

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments

March 3, 2020

In Jerry Cahill’s latest Cystic Fibrosis Podcast, Eileen Charles discusses the ups-and-downs of helping your child transition from pediatrics to adult CF care. Eileen’s daughter, Clara, ended up making the move at eighteen-years-old because her doctor retired. Eileen says the key is to keep open...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 235: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult CF Care

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments

February 18, 2020

Amanda Raiano, 26-years-old and living with cystic fibrosis, shares her experience of transitioning from pediatric care to adult care in the latest CF podcast. While her mom and dad were always on top of her care, she learned quickly that she needed to be responsible...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 228: Post-Pulmonary Exacerbation

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Adulthood and CF, Airway Clearance, CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments

September 24, 2019

In the latest edition of Jerry Cahill’s Cystic Fibrosis Podcast series, Robert O'Mahony, 31 and living with CF, shares some insight into his life. He loves to travel, play soccer, boat and jet ski, and is a die-hard Chicago Bears fan while balancing work, married...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 226: Managing CF-Related Diabetes

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Adulthood and CF, Career World, CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments

August 13, 2019

In Jerry Cahill’s latest podcast, Sarah Yourman, who is 29 years old, shares her unique journey living with cystic fibrosis. She not only battles CF, she also faced a Type 1 diabetes and Chrohn’s disease diagnosis at a very early age. Growing up, she tried...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 225: CF Unmasked – Pulmonary Exacerbation

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Adulthood and CF, Airway Clearance, CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments

August 6, 2019

In Jerry Cahill’s latest Cystic Fibrosis Unmasked video series, 35-year-old Erica Cenci shares her recent battle with frequent pulmonary exacerbations, which are respiratory infections that usually present with increased cough, sputum production, shortness of breath, and more. (Source: CFF.org) Erica started dancing when she was just...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 224: Being a CF Mom and Working Full Time

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CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments, Pregnancy & Fertility, Relationships

July 23, 2019

In the latest Jerry Cahill CF Podcast, Sara Pulkovski shares what it’s like to be a mom to three daughters – two of whom who have cystic fibrosis. She discusses her initial reaction to their diagnoses, how difficult is was to go through the post-partem...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 222: Life Beyond Addiction with CF

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments

June 17, 2019

Mental health and emotional pain are major issues for people living with cystic fibrosis, but are aspects of care that are only recently being addressed in a serious way. The latest video in the CF Unmasked series features James O’Connell, who shares his diagnosis story,...

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 221: CF Unmasked – Mental Health

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Adulthood and CF, CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments

May 28, 2019

In the first video of the CF Unmasked series, Bradley Poole opens up about his battle with cystic fibrosis and mental health. Growing up, he hid his CF from everyone but family and a few very close friends – often isolating himself from his peers....

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 217: Fears & Hopes Pre and Post-Transplant

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CF Podcasts, Lifestyle Adjustments, Lung Transplants

April 16, 2019

In his latest video, Jerry sits down with Kevin O'Donnell who is 39 and 19 months post-transplant. They discuss the fears, obstacles, and hopes that Kevin has experienced through the transplant process and how his wife Laura got him through it. He says the biggest misconception about...

Lifestyle Adjustments

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 254: Dealing with a Spouse’s Pulmonary Exacerbations

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 236: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult CF Care from a Parent’s Perspective

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 235: Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult CF Care

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 228: Post-Pulmonary Exacerbation

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 226: Managing CF-Related Diabetes

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 225: CF Unmasked – Pulmonary Exacerbation

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 224: Being a CF Mom and Working Full Time

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 222: Life Beyond Addiction with CF

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 221: CF Unmasked – Mental Health

Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 217: Fears & Hopes Pre and Post-Transplant

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