Today Jen, my wife, and I are going to Columbia, SC. Usually we go to eat, play, or shop. Today we go to her CF(cystic fibrosis) doctor to start her "clean out". A clean out is a procedure that people with CF go through frequently in order to kill the infection that grows in the lungs of people with CF.
The procedure starts with a single lumen line that is threaded into her arm so the antibiotics will not burn her veins. She will use three antibiotic doses per day in this IV line, each one followed by saline, then heparin so the blood doesn't clot. This will go on for 2 to 3 weeks depending on her PFT's (pulmonary function tests). We will travel to Columbia each week to do the check.
The idea is that the antibiotics kill enough infection that the small airways open up again and she can breath better. CF sucks ass. If you are not familiar with it you can check out the CFF site here (CFF).
Oh, by the way, my wife is my hero. She lives with this fucking disease each day, doesn't complain, brings smiles to the faces of many people that she is around, and plows through.
I love my wife. I hate CF.
God give me strength.
WH
Running is my therapy and my way of helping to find a cure for my wife's disease - cystic fibrosis. I raise funds by lacing up my shoes and getting into races. Follow the journey...
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