Episode #0081 Patrick Newman – Gearing Up for College with CF

Title: Patrick Newman – Gearing Up for College with CF

Patrick Newman, 18 years old with cystic fibrosis, living in Missouri. Patrick is playing sports, enjoying friends and family, and gearing up for college.  Attending University of Missouri in the fall, Patrick is looking forward to being independent and taking responsibility for his health care.

-    Patrick works hard at staying healthy with all his treatments to manage his CF. “I know that those few tiny moments I spend doing my treatments could add years onto my life”, states Patrick.
-    “I grew up in a healthy environment active in soccer, baseball, and golf. I also learned, at an early age, to take responsibility for myself ”, states Patrick.
-    Patrick is looking forward to going away to college to experience higher education, socializing, and being “my own boss”.
-    “I am very lucky to have my family and friends as a great support system and I will be rooming with my best friend at college – it’s all about partnership”, states Patrick.
-    The biggest challenge that Patrick faces with CF is time management.
-    Patrick will be majoring in biology, wants to attend medical school, and hopes to study abroad for one semester.
-    Patrick on being compliant…  “You do not want to play catch-up with your therapies so just do it - I do it because I want to live and enjoy life!”
-    “Step it up! Get out there and live and do not alienate yourself”, Patrick’s advice to others with CF thinking about college.

This “LIVING. BREATHING. SUCCEEDING.” Podcast/Vodcast series is the 3rd in a series of 12 made possible through and unrestricted educational grant from Genentech to The Boomer Esiason Foundation.