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Article: Cystic fibrosis shortens a person's life

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March 25, 2008
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DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My granddaughter has cystic fibrosis. We were informed that it is a fatal disease. She is 4 months old and receives high potency vitamins, salt and enzymes. What causes it? What are her chances of living a normal life? We have to wash and disinfect our hands before coming in contact with the baby. How long will she live? - H.W.

ANSWER: Life is a fatal disease. We're all programmed to die. Cystic fibrosis shortens a person's life, but not to the extent it did only a few decades ago. The life span of an infant with cystic fibrosis is difficult to predict, but I know a young man with cystic fibrosis, in his 30s, who has had a lung transplant, is married and holds down a ...

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