For our web visitors who do not follow CFC on Facebook, here are the posts added in the first half of November 2016.
11/01/2016 – Next in CF: Personalised healthcare | Research – The English view of tailoring treatment to each individual’s needs and characteristics.
11/02/2016 – Ask Gretchen: CF Dietitian Dishes on Food Trends – CFF introduces a new thread in their Community Blog.
11/03/2016 – Soups in a Jar – We’re getting into soup season. Cooking Light has some ideas for making lunch sized portions of soup that you can make in advance.
11/04/2016 – Insight CF Registry Research Project – An opportunity to help shape the future of CF research.
11/05/2016 – Little Girl’s Big Voice Sings for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness – A young lady raising awareness in memory of her cousin.
11/06/2016 – 10 Things That Are Stressing Me Out More Than My Son’s CF – A reminder (from a parent’s perspective) that CF doesn’t eliminate the other challenges of growing up.
11/07/2016 – Clean These 7 Household Areas to Prevent the Spread of Germs – Sometimes, you just have to repeat the obvious.
11/08/2016 – 8 Ways to Guard Against Germs in Everyday Life – Now that you have taken care of your living space, pay attention to personal germ defenses.
11/09/2016 – My Life Expectancy – A young woman’s surprisingly upbeat discussion of a scary, but real, topic.
11/10/2016 – An Inspirational Message on the Worldwide CF Community Effort to Advance CF Therapies – The message in the second plenary session at NACFC was that will take a tremendous team effort to advance new therapies as fast as possible and eventually find a cure for CF. The CF Community Blog post also includes a video of the session which runs a little over an hour.
11/11/2016 – Cystic Fibrosis: Sweet Potato Recipe – Sweet potatoes aren’t just for Thanksgiving.
11/12/2016 – CF Trust Award to Support Clinical Study of Possible Respiratory Therapy, RPL554 – Important research is also being funded in the UK.
11/13/2016 – 9 Ways Sports Psychologists Motivate Themselves To Exercise – It’s one thing to understand the importance of exercise in CF care; maintaining an exercise regimen is quite a different thing.
11/14/2016 – How I Got My Mom to See Me as an Adult in Charge of My Own CF Care – A personal look at managing the challenge of becoming an independent adult.
11/15/2016 – How cystic fibrosis affects the body – The Cystic Fibrosis Trust offers a quick overview of the impact CF has on various parts of the body. Separate lists are offered for males and females.