You may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email. Two summers ago, I got a MRSA infection a week after having abdominal surgery, and Gunnar and I had to stay apart for about a month before an infectious disease specialist confirmed I was clear of the infection. Not once has Gunnar made me feel dumb for asking any question even though I’m sure I’ve asked some less-than-intellectual questions. His argument was Let’s just say that when a terminal illness is involved, the dark humor gets way funnier.Gunnar is an extremely dependable and thoughtful person. At the end of the day, it’s not the treatments and the pills and the feeding tube that scare people who love someone who is sick. My mom saw it happening through the kitchen window and rushed to me in the driveway. One of the best ways to mitigate that feeling of uselessness is to help! It reinvigorated my outlook on life.From there I bore the brunt of the healthcare system. Gio couldn't help but begin Tuesday's, very special edition of the Morning Show, with the great news of Gunnar Esiason getting engaged to his wonderful girlfriend, Darcy. We were always comfortable talking CF from the beginning.At the very beginning, I was committed to learning about Gunnar’s CF from Gunnar. I used to be one of those “hand sanitizer causes super bugs” people, but you bet I carry surgical grade hand sanitizer wherever I go now. One “perk” that I’d be remiss to leave out is that I totally utilize Gunnar’s extensive medical knowledge. No matter what adversity or pain or loss happens in our future, Gunnar has taught me, through example, how to be strong enough to find my way. Listen to your team news NOW. Drug-resistant bacteria infiltrate our lungs and settle in the thick, sticky mucus inside our airways. Syringe shmaringe!Yes. I arrived to find all my stuff on the front lawn.’: Son details the fallout from his narcissistic mother Gunnar is always talking in different accents, sending me funny videos, and offering blunt commentary on the world around us. Gunnar gives so much time and energy to fighting his CF that I don’t know how he is STILL able to give so much of himself to me, his family, his friends, his players, and his community. “As a little boy living with a rare terminal condition, I inspired others with my hope and perseverance.
Joe Bronzo met and became friends with Gunnar Esiason at Boston College, where they bonded over their sophomore and junior summers in the same town in the Hamptons.
I would faint during almost every blood test I got. We did everything we could to stabilize my health and to give me a chance to live.Each trip to the hospital served as an indefinite pause on my life. We communicate about our current finances, expenses, and future goals so that we feel prepared for our financial future.I do think CF has strengthened our relationship in certain ways. Later, I went through and read his blogs, followed by other CF patient’s blogs. But that does not mean I’m anxiety-proof. We are the end-users in the healthcare industry, yet we are denied the opportunity to direct the policies ultimately affecting our lives. (Stoll’s 17-year-old nephew had been killed in a car accident that weekend.) So I have drunk plenty of crazy/gross witch’s brews made of combos of things like beets, ginger, peanut butter, quinoa, cayenne, cinnamon, bone broth, oat milk, etc.CF demands a lot from of a person. Here’s a cool series for Valentine’s Week! I was hardly sleeping, despite all the fatigue. I don’t think it was that monumental for me to see Gun do treatments, but I remember after my parents saw him do treatments for the first time they commented that they gained a great respect for how much time and energy he has to give to take care of himself.Gunnar is extremely disciplined and self-sufficient when it comes to his CF care. Gunnar Esiason is 28 years old and living with cystic fibrosis. Given all he’s been through, he knows quite a lot about quite a lot. I sanitize neb-cups and help with IVs, but my niche is nutrition. However, I used to be needle-phobic. We grow up having faith our medication arsenal, doctors, and the system will work for us. CF has also ingrained a lot of perspective in us – there’s no room to argue about little things when the big picture is always smack in front of our faces. I give props to Gunnar for always giving me the space to ask questions. The visits to interventional radiology, the bronchoscopy suite, and inpatient units, brought on a renewed bout of anxiety — deepened each time I slipped into a new hospital gown. When I think or talk about those fears, it just reminds me that I love Gunnar 1000 times more than I’m afraid of CF.Watching IVs go in. I have cystic fibrosis (CF), and when I was diagnosed in 1993 — with the genetic condition filling my lungs with thick, sticky mucus — I graced the cover of Sports Illustrated with my dad, Boomer Esiason. He thought the whole thing was a hoax. He always, without fail, answers my calls when I have a bad day and need to talk. As a young adult fresh out of college, I was faced with the grim reality… I would not make it to 30 without a miracle.You may know who I am. And the patient experience is a powerful one. While I don’t think there’s one “kind” of person who is better suited to date someone with a chronic illness, I do think that someone who has an extremely active social life who likes late nights out would be a tough fit. Me being sick = risk of Gunnar getting sick, so I am committed to keeping myself as healthy as possible.Never. With Gun being “the sick one,” people might assume that I’m the steady one in our relationship. I think the main change in my perspective is about colds and the flu. My life changed in a matter of days.The FDA approved the triple combo, now named Trikafta, in October 2019, about a year and a half after I first dosed. Truthfully, I hardly ever think about life expectancy or disease progression. Generally, I don’t harp on such anxieties because that isn’t going to help either of us, but at the same time, it is very important to be able to take your fears and bring them out in the light.