COVID Precautions Are Familiar To CF Patients For Whom Mask Wearing Is More Important Than Ever
People with cystic fibrosis (CF) are all too familiar with washing their hands, avoiding germs, and socially distancing. That is what they must do to stay healthy even when we’re not in a pandemic.
WEMU’s Lisa Barry talks with the creator and executive director of The Bonnell Foundation-Living With Cystic Fibrosis, Laura Bonnell, about her two daughters who have CF. They have received their lifelong medical treatment at Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor and face even more serious health challenges due to COVID-19.
Family’s foundation fighting cystic fibrosis to have virtual fundraiser for Night of Hope
FOX 2 – One family fighting cystic fibrosis turned their fear into fundraising and this year they are going virtual.
Laura Bonnell has big plans for Sept. 26 – it’s the Bonnell Foundation’s virtual Night of Hope celebration, raising money for people impacted by cystic fibrosis.
Small Talk with Mark S. Lee (910 The Superstation and the Lee Group)
Mark S. Lee talks about people making a difference in their communities. Special guest Laura Bonnell with The Bonnell Foundation.
Laura Bonnell of the Bonnell Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis on Michigan Motors Forward
The Cystic Fibrosis community has been “social distancing” since before the term even existed. Having a genetic disease that causes chronic and fatal lung infections causes a need for CF patients to remain six feet apart from one another. Listen to Laura Bonnell on the Michigan Motors Forward on Apple podcasts.
Social Lights – Future Columns and Events
The Bonnell Foundation’s Virtual Night of Hope made the list of events on the calendar on the Social Lights by Sally G. Check out the article here:
Need COVID-coping tips? Ask a kid with cystic fibrosis
Elizabeth Warner has been social-distancing since before all the kids were doing it. Sheltering in place, too.
Hey, it beats coughing up blood.
Warner, 18, and her twin Catherine have cystic fibrosis, with its raft of hazards: lung infections, inflammation, respiratory failure, attacks on other organs. Among other things, they need to avoid flu and colds like the plague.
(Photo: Clarence Tabb Jr., The Detroit News)
Mark S. Lee talks to Laura Bonnell on 910am The Superstation about Cystic Fibrosis Awareness month
Mark S. Lee talks to Laura Bonnell about Cystic Fibrosis, the progress that has been made, the misconceptions, bringing about awareness, and how this pandemic is affecting the CF community.
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WWJ’s Jason Scott and Lt. Carter talk about the importance of donations during a pandemic
WWJ’s Jason Scott and Lt. Carter talk about the importance of donations during a pandemic and about the Bonnell Foundation’s upcoming Celebrity Softball fundraiser.
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WWJ Interview with Laura Bonnell on Celebrity Softball Fundraiser
Laura Bonnell is interviewed on WWJ about the Bonnell Foundation’s upcoming Celebrity Softball fundraiser – a friendly competition between team Law Enforcement and team Media to see who can raise more money online and who can win on the field. Laura explains how the need to support those with Cystic Fibrosis continues especially during this Coronavirus pandemic.
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Mom Worries About Daughters With CF Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
For most, protective measures to guard against coronavirus are straightforward–avoid close contact and crowds, and work from home if possible, frequent hand washing, and so on. But for people with compromised immune systems, the threat is much more real. Laura Bonnell has two daughters with cystic fibrosis, she talked live with WWJ’s Sandra McNeill.
