Cystic Fibrosis Awareness: Part One (Heather Ashwood & Megan Smith)

(Ashwood Family)

(Smith Family)

Cystic Fibrosis Facts courtesy of www.cff.org : 

• Cystic Fibrosis is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time. 
• The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is the world's leader in search for a cure for cystic fibrosis.
• More than 30,000 people in the United States are living with cystic fibrosis.

Today we hear from two families who have children with cystic fibrosis and their stories of birth, diagnosis, and surviving the first few months of learning about Cystic Fibrosis.  

 

We desperately want to share today how Heather Ashwood and Megan Smith connected and bonded, because of their shared experience with cystic fibrosis, the NICU, and the cystic fibrosis community and hope others will get involved after hearing their stories.

 

Resources mentioned in this podcast:

Cystic Fibrosis of Oklahoma (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - Central/Western Oklahoma Chapter):  www.eff.org/okc

Oklahoma Family Network:  http://oklahomafamilynetwork.org/what-we-do/talk-with-another-family/

 

 

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