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A look at this inherited, chronic and life-threatening disease, told by young people that suffer from its debilitating effects.
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21 responses // Dying Young

  • sad to see them in pain and crying. I think I have a better appreciation for life after viewing this pod.
    calonial1
  • wow, i almost cried watching this!!! I can't even imagine...
    achromatic
  • One would think dying is the biggest fear, but really, it's dying before you've had a chance to leave your mark in this world. It seem so unfair, especially when there are people who don't deserve to walk this earth. Carpe diem no matter your circumstance.
    Neghie
  • Really touching, what comes across is that these people are regular people like me and you who have the same anxieties and hang ups but are made all the more graver because of the circumstances. Thanks for this.
    Imix_Diaspora
  • http://www.songsforsixtyfiveroses.com/
    CD for sale to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation...

    or you could donate directly: http://www.cff.org/
    sajh
  • Powerful ... and heartbreaking.
    skdub
  • I am appalled the US government doesn't help these people. thank you for This was an incredibly moving, life-changing piece. I am going to make sure more people are aware of the lack of support that these courageous individuals receive.
    derk
  • http://www.cff.org/
    The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a great charity to support. Not only are the rated as one of the best medical charities in terms of low administrative overhead, they're fighting an important battle and making amazing progress.

    When I was eight, a girl I was close friends with died as a result of CF. At the time, her parents had been warned that she probably wouldn't grow to be a teenager. Now, a mere 20 years later, CF sufferers are expected to live into their teenage years and further. This is largely as a result of work by, and sponsored by, the CFF.

    If you've been moved by the video, I urge you to take action and make a donation.
    rodbegbie
  • God give them the will to fight every day. Health is a gift
    2thought
  • I have Cystic Fibrosis and received a lung transplant in april of 2007. It seemed to me that this pod gave a less than favorable outlook on getting a transplant. While you do trade one set of problems for another set of problem and life is still quite difficult, over all the quality of life greatly improves. It is important for people to understand how truly difficult it is to live with this disease.
    inkedup85
  • I witness this first hand. My best friend and brother in law has CF and when I first met him when he was 19 he was full of life and would only get sick every now and then, but he would bounce back with life and determination to be healthy. Its been over 7 years and now he isn't bouncing back and he is in and out of the Phoenix hospital and he can feel his life slipping away.

    Just last week he had a dream that he died and all this week he has had a fever of 103. He is heading back to the hospital tomorrow, so please pray for him.

    His name is CJ Walk and he does music in the name Citizen Aim and you can here it here: http://www.myspace.com/citizenaim

    He wrote a song about having CF called "65 Roses" which is a play on the word CF. You can here it if you scroll all they way down on his music player on his myspace page.

    VC2 Producer Bookworm Brown just got done filming a pod on him and his music and it should be up on the website and on current tv in a month.
    firstpersoniCA
  • wow, that was really powerful pod...

    i work in the operating room and will start working on lung transplant...i have met these kind of patients before and to see and hear what they have to go through is truly heartbreaking...

    hopefully, with every one of these transplants i get to be a part of, i'll think about this pod and realize that there plenty more out there who need my help...

    great pod, and great inspiration to live life to the fullest every day
    flipriza
  • such strong people. life is WAY too short.
    this was so painful to watch. i'm pretty much bawling right now. especially that one girl... who might die soon.. oh my god. i don't know what i would do, she's so brave.
    lemonsun12
  • Siobhan was my friend, so I feel that I must tell you that she was kind of upset that the other CFers who were interviewed were in their regular clothes and environment and she was in her hospital attire... :) She really wanted people to know that she looks a lot different when she is dressed in her "civilian" clothes! :) She was one of the most beautiful people, inside and out and I feel so very lucky to have had her as a part of my life! She would not want you to feel sorry for her, she was a strong and proud person and someone who I will carry in my heart forever! As you know, she lost her battle this week, but she was not alone, she had her very best friend and the best doctor ever at her side. We love her and miss her very much! Please spread the word about CF and please, please, please become an organ donor! There are so many people who die everyday because there are just not enough organ donors out there! We also have programs for live donors... you can donate part of an organ, continue to live a happy and healthy life and help someone else to live a longer, healthier and happier life! Make a difference!
    JamieRN
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  • Wow,being paralized from my upper chest to my toes,this is still powerful,i,am so glad they still get to walk and feel normal at least for about a month.God bless them with peace.
    willzlinkmissing
  • I was sitting in bed drinking a bottle of rum and feeling sorry for myself when this pod came on, and I continued to sit, silent and stunned, for the 8 minutes and change it lasted for. Then I cried and cried. This pod smashed me over the head with the undeniable fact that the things that those with CF want more than anything are precisely the things that I take for granted. I see now that the things I take so seriously -- success, excitement, self-expression -- are just the lacy accents on the fabric of existence. To take for granted the freedom and security of good health is to deny oneself the satisfaction of the most basic and important joy a person can know.
    BForrest
  • Gives you a better understanding of what these young people must go through daily just to stay alive. Makes you feel so blessed to be able to take breathing for granted.
    keokukfordarfur
  • I have recently been attempting to find a charity that will not only help others, but also one that I feel I put my heart in. After watching this POD on current TV, I believe that I have found that charity. It touched me and I connected completely with those in the story. Thank you Current.
    RazSrq
  • My 3 year old son has CF. www.cfangels.org is how you can help. We need donations to raise money for CF to help fund very promising research. Don't let him end up like the people in this film. HELP HIM LIVE! 100% goes to CF foundation and they spend their money wisely.
    jlorentz
  • I am so sick of hearing about cancer i could throw up on everyone! Ok, cancer is horrible my grandfather has it but they have a cure it may be hard because the medicine makes you sick when you have it but please! you have something that can cure it! I would rather undergo 2 or 3 years or horrible medicine and then be fine for the most part! Everyone in the world seems to get cancer so they keep raising money for it but they have tons and tons of research and studies! I hope people read this and know that from a 15 year old kid who has CF i am sick of it! CF i feel like has know research i here is absolutely nothing they take like 5 years just to upgrade medicine into something quicker to do but it is to late for some people to even experience it because they get sick and because they have to so much medicine which takes so much time out of there lives i would say half of the CF kids dont experience a fun life they may put on a show that they are happy but they are just trying to make the best of it! I cant imagine dying i know it is going to happen to everyone but when your old you die peacefully and well lived life (hopefully they lived happy) so when they die they are not so scared but when your a teen how are you suppose to even think about dying in a hospital from this disease that took over your life TIME! I feel so bad thinking about what its going to feel like its not like you are going to be lifted up by God and feel no pain because you are going to suffer before and feel pain and agony! I hope that people realize that we need a cure and we need it NOW actually we needed it 20 years ago! please get some doctors to find a cure its like a puzzle you have to fit all the pieces together but you cant fit them together without someone looking and placing it in the right place i feel we have no one who is researching for us! we need money for help. everything in this world is about money dont think other wise because the only way to find a cure is money that is why we have all the fund raisers! I wish i was a billionaire so i could hire a team to find a cure if the cure was to but in pain for 5 years then finally be cured i would do it! Someone find a cure already i am tired and hungry for life!
    CJoy

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