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Diary of a Dying Girl, Diane (Mallory) Shader Smith

Diane Shader Smith’s daughter Mallory died from complications of cystic fibrosis 6 years ago. She was 25 years old. Diane initially published her daughter’s diary, “Salt in My Soul”. This book gave insight into how Mallory was feeling during her CF fight....

Special Insurance for CF families (and others) in MI

Children’s Special Health Care Services (CSHCS): Have you heard of it? In the simplest terms, it is defined by the need for specialty care required for your child. It’s not a Medicaid program. Access to the program has nothing to do with your household income. The...

Remembering Matt McCloskey of Take a Breather

Shortly after we did this podcast Matt died from complications of cystic fibrosis. With permission from his sisters, and dear friend Jennifer Bleecher (featured in this podcast) we are now airing this podcast to shine a light about what a great man Matt was. He speaks...

The Fearless Vagina: Ellen Dolgen

As people with cystic fibrosis live longer, with a life expectancy currently at about 56 years old, many women with CF will be going through menopause. I recently spoke to doctors at a hospital gathering, and recommended they speak to women with CF about menopause....

Dr. Caleb Bupp, Rare Genius (in our opinion)

Dr. Caleb Bupp. In my opinion. A scientific star. He is a most humble human, but has every right to brag, but he never would. I do believe he’s a genius. You will love this podcast. We talk about rare disease, his family and how he discovered and helped families...

Cambrey Vasconez White – rare mutations

Cambrey Vasconez White is the mother of toddler Rowland, who has Cystic Fibrosis. If you listened to our podcast with Vicky Maldonado, they have similar struggles. Cambrey is also working to find an equitable approach to rare mutations in the U.S. and Canada. These...