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I could work at star bucks or a place like that. Completely defeats the purpose of having gone to college but I guess it's something I have to consider. I took private loans out since I was young and naive and didn't think CF would ever catch up to me. Which means, consolidation is just...

Hey CF peoples! What do you guys suggest as far as jobs with good health insurance go? I have a BS in Kinesiology and I have 2.5 years experience managing a children's gymnastics center part time. I'm off my parent's health insurance at the end of March and I don't really have...

I just finished a 9month marathon dual treatment of both MAC and AFB (m.avium and m.abcessus, respectively) I was on 4 IVs and 3 oral antibiotics a day. (ivs for afb and orals for mac.) It was a really rough 9 months and even though I tested negative for both infections almost immediately...

I'm thinking about getting a CF tattoo but none of the designs I see people getting really stick out to me. I guess I'm waiting til I think of that "perfect" image before I get one

My loans are private not federal. My doctor has to declare me "permanently disabled" to discharge the loans which she wont do. Which makes me think I won't qualify for disabled depedent either. So my options are to somehow be declared "permanently disabled" and never work again...eliminating my...

I'm 25 and will be 26 in March. I don't have a job that gives me access to affordable health insurance. I've been fighting an m.abcessus/m.avium lung infection since january with oral/IV antibiotics. I'm not sure I'm ready for full time work even though im much healither than I was before...

My banks put me on "forebearance." My interest continues to accrue but I dont have to pay for a few months. Unfortunately, in the end I'll end up having to pay a few more years of payments to make up for my forebearance. They wont even discuss deferring my payments unless I was declared...

<div class="usertext-body"> <div class="md"> I'm fighting m. abcessus and m. avium lung infections with IV/oral antibiotics going on 8 months now. I just graduated college last August with a BS in Kinesiology (so ***** useless) now Im buried in debt and my bank couldn't care less. I'm too...

Thanks for the replies. I will check out the patient assistance programs I really had no idea they gave a damn about their patients.

I recently returned from Walgreens empty handed because my card got declined. Thankfully this time I will be able to return tomorrow and get the pills I need. How do you guys deal with the extreme cost of medicine? Some corporation is profiteering off of my life and I have trouble dealing...

Thanks for all the replies so far! My friend and I are actually training for a half marathon in March. After reading some posts I remembered all the things I have to be happy about! I'll definitely check out all those suggestions! I wish I had gotten involved with this community earlier. I...

Thanks for all the replies so far! My friend and I are actually training for a half marathon in March. After reading some posts I remembered all the things I have to be happy about! I'll definitely check out all those suggestions! I wish I had gotten involved with this community earlier. I...

Thanks for all the replies so far! My friend and I are actually training for a half marathon in March. After reading some posts I remembered all the things I have to be happy about! I'll definitely check out all those suggestions! I wish I had gotten involved with this community earlier. I...

Hello everyone! I'm new here, I've posted maybe twice in the past 3 years. I was diagnosed at 14 and I'm currently 23 years old. Recently, I started long distance running and I am up to 8 miles. I want to do something to get involved with the CF community. I am fighting depression and I...

Hello everyone! I'm new here, I've posted maybe twice in the past 3 years. I was diagnosed at 14 and I'm currently 23 years old. Recently, I started long distance running and I am up to 8 miles. I want to do something to get involved with the CF community. I am fighting depression and I...