Archive for July, 2010

STEPHANI R asked:

my daughter is 17 months old and she has so they say severe asthma they have tested her for allergies and supposedly she has none and also for cf and that also came back normal she keeps being addmitted to the hospital ever month or every other month at least is there anything else that could be causeing her breathing problems
we go to the connecticut childrens medical center and have been going there for 1 yr and not any better then when we started going
she has had this problem since she was six months old and i guess what i would like to know are the test that can be done and what the tests are for she has already had a bronchoscopy and a modified barrium swall amounst others for her gerd

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Cystic Fibrosis?

Jodie G asked:

Can you still have cystic fibrosis if your skin does not get the salty taste?
My 3 year old is being tested for cystic fibrosis and has all the symtoms except for the salty tasting skin, couls dhe still have it? We have done the DNA analysis but that takes 9 days to get back!!!

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CelebTV asked:

Ali & Christina, two sisters with Cystic Fibrosis, sing Miley Cyrus’ The Climb on America’s Got Talent Wednesday night and get a standing ovation! Grab a hanky! TWO SISTERS BROUGHT THE AUDIENCE TO THEIR FEET ON AMERICA’S GOT TALENT WEDNESDAY NIGHT…ALI AND CHRISTINA BOTH HAVE CYSTIC FIBROSIS, BUT THEY DIDN’T LET THAT GET IN THE WAY OF BELTING OUT MILEY CYRUS’ THE CLIMB…AND, HEADS UP, GRAB A TISSUE… Ali says, “The average life expectancy is mid-30s but we can enjoy every minute together that we have…If we pursue our dreams then it will give us something to look forward to instead of dwelling on our disease.” Ali says, “We were always told we would never be able to sing…well you proved them wrong haven’t you…” Audience cheers… NATCH, THE SISTERS ARE MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ROUND IN LAS VEGAS! WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE THEM AGAIN! FOR CELEBTV.COM, I’M KELLI ZINK.

Technorati Tags: Ali, America S Got Talent, Cystic Fibrosis

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