Role model beats odds every year: 45-y.o. CF Patient

Role model beats odds every year: South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Linda Bowman recently celebrated her 45th birthday. Five-year-old Kristy Lamb hopes to eventually celebrate hers, too.
They are both fighting cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that causes their bodies to produce thick mucus that clogs their lungs. Half of people with the disease live until age 32; the [...]

Alpha One Antitrypsen Deficiency

Vail Daily News for Vail and Beaver Creek Colorado - News
In Denver, a respiratory therapist suggested a blood test. A positive result would explain everything. And what if it is? Canada wanted to know. What is the cure?”There is no cure,” replied the therapist. “Only a lung transplant.”
Dean Canada is among an estimated 100,000 Americans [...]