What is everyday life like? What is the quality of life?

                 Someone that has Cystic Fibrosis often has many things during a regular day that they have to deal with.  Many wake up and have to have someone clap them on the chest and back for at least 20 minutes, sometimes longer.  This breaks up the mucous in their chest to help them breathe easier.  Many that have Cystic Fibrosis cough a lot and have to keep something with them in case they cough up mucous and need to spit it out.  Whenever they eat usually they have to take some medicine to help them digest their food and to get all of the proteins that they need to help fight Cystic Fibrosis.  Then at night when they are about to go to sleep they have to be again clapped on their chest and back for at least 20 minutes, sometimes longer, to break up the mucous to help them breathe better when they are sleeping.

                The quality of life for a person with Cystic Fibrosis differs from person to person, depending on how severe their form is.  Although the quality is not great, like a person that doesn’t have to disease, it usually is still not too bad if you are still healthy and are able to do everything that you want to do.  For others it is bad because they are in a hospital or cannot do what they wish to.