CyFi Life – Advice on Leading Healthy and Fulfilling Lives from People with CF
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Sports therapist and long distance runner Evan Scully is an expert at balancing being a high performance athlete with the obstacles that come with having CF. He’s the European marathon record holder for the fastest person with CF and, in his professional capacity, has worked with hundreds of Olympians. In this interview we talk about … Continue reading Evan Scully
Having CF hasn’t stopped 23 year old New Yorker Teena Mobley from excelling at high level sport. She has competed in track and field (main events being long jump and sprints) at various levels up until college as well as varsity basketball up until high school. Amongst her many achievements, she has been ranked 3rd … Continue reading Teena Mobley
Having toured in Europe and North America as an opera singer, Katie Malik is living a life that most people would be envious of. But, as she has CF, it hasn’t come easy for her. In this interview we delve into how two of her passions – singing and yoga (she’s also a yoga instructor … Continue reading Katie Malik
45 year old Tim Wotton is living proof that it is possible to lead a fulfilling and successful life with cystic fibrosis and cystic fibrosis related diabetes (CFRD). He is the award winning author of ‘How Have I Cheated Death?’, a must read book for everyone in the CF community, and indeed for anyone who … Continue reading Tim Wotton
When Australian Doug Porter was born, the average life expectancy for people with CF was 13 years old. 47 years later, Doug Porter is still going strong. In this interview, Doug shares with us how he defied the odds by living so much longer than expected, and how he managed to have a successful career … Continue reading Doug Porter
Dr Charlotte O’Kane has led a quite remarkable life, overcoming huge obstacles to achieve her life dream of becoming a doctor. In this interview she talks about how she managed to do this with CF, as well as how exercise and fitness help to maximise her health. Martin) You have CF and you went … Continue reading Dr Charlotte O’Kane
Not only does Joe Tonge, a hairdresser from Southend in Essex, manage to fit in his cystic fibrosis treatment with full time work, he also manages to find time to compete as a body builder. As one of the CF Trust’s ‘Activity Unlimited Ambassadors’, Joe aims to inspire other people with CF to help manage … Continue reading Joe Tonge
Having CF and living the rock’n’roll lifestyle are two things that you wouldn’t normally associate together. Joe Dexter manages to combine both though as the lead singer and bass guitarist of punk band Orange. In this interview Joe talks us through some of his experiences of life on the road and how he manages to … Continue reading Joe Dexter
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is one of the toughest, most intense combat sports out there. Becoming a fighter is hard, even for the healthiest of people. To become a fighter with CF is hard to comprehend, but that’s just what Aaron Aby has done. His remarkable story can be seen in two excellent short films, … Continue reading Aaron Aby
CyFi Life - Advice on Leading Healthy and Fulfilling Lives from People with CF 