Living with Cystic Fibrosis: Vlog on a Day in the Life of Reagan, a Multi-Sport Athlete

Living with Cystic Fibrosis: Vlog on a Day in the Life of Reagan, a Multi-Sport Athlete

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Hi, guys. My name is Reagan, and I'm in ninth grade. And I play softball at Lambert High School, and I have cystic fibrosis. So I'm gonna be taking y'all along my appointment today. Okay. So now I'm in my room, and I'm about to get an IV put in and get blood drawn for my glucose test.

So, guys, I just got an IV put in, and I had to drink a, like, really sugary drink. And so they're testing my glucose, but they have to do my they have to draw my blood every, like, thirty and then an hour and then two hours, and then I'm done.

Okay. So we just got lunch, and now we're going back for the regular appointment because that was just blood work done and stuff. And I also did just get, like, a little thing on my arm to track my sugar levels for the lab.

Really? Mom, I feel almost, like, drowsy.

Okay. I know. That's part of it. You're, like, having A delayed reaction or something.

I feel good.

Alright, guys. So we're back at the CF center, and we just saw the the first nurse that does, like, my blood pressure and, like, my weight and my height. And then we also saw the pharmacist to go over my different medicine, and we just saw the respiratory therapist. And I think our regular doctor is gonna come in now.

And then I also see a nutritionist and one of their doctors. So so I'm doing the appointment, and we're heading home. Well, actually, I'm heading for a basketball game, but we're there from eight o'clock till three thirty. So that just tells you how long it is. Okay. Concluding that, I have to go to these appointments every three months, and it's just become like a little, like, routine.

And so my daily Do this also I have to do, a breathing treatment every morning and night, and I also have to take medicine before I eat so it digests the food digests in my stomach. But it's become just daily routine, so, like, it's pretty normal to me. And so, yeah, I try to live as basic as life.

That's for you. But thanks, guys. Bye.

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