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...
by Laura Bonnell | Jan 25, 2021 | Podcasts
Dr. Eman Fouda works at Ain Shams University in Egypt. She is a Professor of Pediatrics. Also on this podcast is Dr. Samya Nasr, Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Michigan Hospital and Director of the CF Clinic. The two women will share their experience...
by Laura Bonnell | Jan 25, 2021 | Podcasts
Dr. Maggie Naguib works at Cairo Univeristy in Egypt and is a Professor of Pediatrics. She talks to Laura Bonnell in this podcast, along with Dr. Samya Nasr from the University of Michigan hospital. Nasr is the Director of the CF clinic and professor of pediatrics....
by Laura Bonnell | Jan 25, 2021 | Podcasts
Thirty five year old Anas Mansour has 5 year old twin boys with cystic fibrosis. He lives in Cairo, Egypt. Mansour and his wife are trying to keep the boys as healthy as possible, but it is challenging. The disease isn’t officially recognized yet in Egypt, so...
