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...
by Laura Bonnell | Mar 15, 2021 | Podcasts
For more information on The Bonnell Foundation and how you can help fight CF in Egypt, find us at https://thebonnellfoundation.org/ Find Project CF Spouse here: https://www.projectcfspouse.com/ Vertex Pharma – the science of possibility. https://www.vrtx.com The...
by Laura Bonnell | Mar 8, 2021 | Podcasts
Thirty thousand people in the United States have cystic fibrosis, and 5 percent of those people are African Americans. At least that’s what the statistics show. Michele and Terry Wright believe (and the Bonnell Foundation agrees) that the percentage is actually...
by Laura Bonnell | Feb 24, 2021 | Podcasts, Uncategorized
The Middle East CF association (MECFA) is working to make lives better for people cystic fibrosis. Christine Noke is the co-founder and CEO of MECFA. The stories you will hear in this podcast are sometimes gut wrenching and unimaginable. It will also inspire you to...
by Laura Bonnell | Feb 1, 2021 | Podcasts
CF Vests 4 life was started by Rod Spadinger and Mark Tremblay. They’re on their journey to becoming a 501(c)3. They’re doing great work helping people all over the world get the medical vests they need (to break up that thick, sticky mucus in their CF...
