Chad Brown - Laps For Life With Cystic Fibrosis
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Uploaded by drimington on Apr 30, 2009
Title: Chad Brown Believes in Laps for Life with Cystic Fibrosis
Chad Brown, 27 years old with cystic fibrosis, living in Seattle Washington, took his FEV1s from 29% to 58% through the power of swimming. Chad was listed for a double lung transplant and now he is getting his college degree, working to support himself, and exercising for life! Chad moved from Memphis to Seattle a few years ago and with a new CF team and new therapy and exercise discipline, is LIVING BREATHING SUCCEEDING LIVING on a daily basis.
- Chad was born in Tennessee and diagnosed at birth.
- Growing up I was always treated very differently and in many ways babied This temporarily helped me cope with the disease but eventually it took a negative toll on me, states Chad.
- Insurance issues forced Chad to move to the state of Washington. Washington has a user friendly state insurance program for people like myself with cystic fibrosis.
- For me, along with my therapies, swimming has kept me alive and healthy. When I first started swimming I could barely swim a lap. I now swim 45 minutes - 5 days a week! states Chad.
- Chad is pursuing a college degree in engineering, working over 30 hours a week to support himself, involved in a great relationship and looking forward to marriage and starting a family. Life is good
- Chads advice to others with CF; No matter what NEVER give up. Its your life and you only have one so take charge and care of yourself!
This LIVING. BREATHING. SUCCEEDING. Podcast/Vodcast series is the 1st in a series of 12 made possible through and unrestricted educational grant from Genentech to The Boomer Esiason Foundation.
For more information on cystic fibrosis or the Boomer Esiason Foundation go to www.esiason.org
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Way to go Chad! Let's find a cure so we don't have to deal with the likes of this disease any longer. I'm 24.6 yrs old and I also have CF.
DJLava85 2 years ago