Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease affecting the cell that produce mucus, sweat and digestive juices in organs such as the lung, pancreas and the liver. Normally, these secretions are thin and slippery, but in cystic fibrosis, a defective gene causes the secretions to become thick and sticky. Instead of acting as a lubricant, the secretions plug up tubes, ducts and passageways, especially in the pancreas and lungs. Related symptoms include excessive thick and sticky mucus production which clogs up the airway and makes it difficult to breathe and creates a place where bacteria can easily grow, causing serious damage to the lungs. Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common life-shortening, childhood-onset diseases. There is no cure according to conventional wisdom.
I didn't do much else today. I didn't do my hair because I was called to deliver contacts to a child that left home without them. I got to have lunch with Larry though and so that was a bonus. Plus, while at the shop Braxton took the screw out of my tire and repaired it. I actually finished my blog book for 2014 and worked on another book and worked on my lesson/activity for SNAP so the day was not wasted.
