by Guest Author | May 17, 2021 | Podcasts, Uncategorized
Forty seven year old Andy Lipman talks about what propelled him to write several books and start the CF Warrior Project. You’ll be inspired by Andy’s story! Lipman is a positive role model, who defied all odds to become a college graduate, Olympic-torch...
by Laura Bonnell | May 10, 2021 | Podcasts
Representative Mike Mueller’s older sister was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at four years old. Growing up with a sister having CF gave Rep. Mueller a lot of compassion for people living life with a health challenge, and impacted his life of public...
by Laura Bonnell | May 3, 2021 | Podcasts
State Representative Jim Ellison is a long time friend to the Bonnell Foundation and it’s founder, Laura Bonnell. Bonnell and Rep. Ellison met when she was a news reporter at WWJ and would call on Rep. Ellison for a comment, or she caught up with him on the...
by Laura Bonnell | Apr 26, 2021 | Podcasts
Lily and her husband Jon had 4 children and they were content. They bought a little farm in Ohio. Jon is a former Marine now working as a civilian to support his family. Then months after a tubal ligation, she found out she was pregnant! Before baby #5 made her...
by Laura Bonnell | Apr 12, 2021 | Podcasts
Ashley Ballou-Bonnema was featured on CBS Sunday Morning, with Jane Pauley. That’s when I saw her, and screamed from the couch! I backed up the program to get her name, and knew that I had to get in touch with her. She shined so brightly in that moment, as she...
by Laura Bonnell | Mar 29, 2021 | Podcasts
Dr. Paul Quinton’s early discovery of the defect in CF that prevents chloride ions from crossing cells changed our CF world, and his work allowed us to get to where we are today. When he made his discovery he yelled, “Eureka!” Dr. Quinton, now 76...