Episode #0085 Casey Flaherty – Nutrition and CF

Casey Flaherty, 25 years old with cystic fibrosis, living in New York City and running the ING New York City Marathon. Casey is working, attending nursing school, taking yoga classes and living, breathing, and succeeding with CF.

-    Casey eats a high calorie well rounded diet consisting of fruits, nuts, vegetables, dairy for calcium, and lots of carbohydrates & protein,

-    “Besides being adherent to my treatments I believe in good nutrition, exercise, and rest. I try to get 8 hours of sleep every night” states Casey.

-    Casey loves junk foods like baked goods and pizza but tries to stay away from foods high in corn syrup and processed goodies.

-    “I am always eating throughout the day so I make sure I pack my bag with fruit and trail mix” states Casey.

-    Casey’s little secret on nutrition and CF is that she eats a lot of peanut butter and cheese as a snack because if it’s nutritional value.

-    “CF is part of my life and I just deal with it… everyone has something” states Casey.

-    Casey’s recommendations to others with CF, “Be adherent to your medications, have a well balanced diet, rest, and communicate with your doctor”.

-    Casey believes, “The more you put into your health, the more you will get out of it!”

This “LIVING. BREATHING. SUCCEEDING.” Podcast/Vodcast series is the 7th in a series of 12 made possible through and unrestricted educational grant from Genentech to The Boomer Esiason Foundation.

Episode #0084: Remembering Brian - A Wonderful Husband and Loving Father

The Gerofsky family (Debbie, Evin, and Alex), the wife and sons of the late Brian Gerofsky share their heartfelt feelings about Brian. Debbie and her sons talk about living with CF in the family unit and share their fond memories of Brian.

-    Debbie was married to Brian for 26 years and has 2 wonderful sons Evin (22 years old) and Alex (19 years old)

-    “Brian was funny, loving, smart, passionate, and to know him was to love him”, states Debbie. Brian always called Debbie his soul mate and his song for her was Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl.”

-    Brian was very private, independent and compliant with his CF care, as he did not want to burden his family. “We lived our life around Brian’s CF and did not let it stop us from LIVING!” states Debbie.

-    The Gerofsky family did a lot together and enjoyed the beach, museums, music, dance, and Broadway shows. The family meant everything to Brian and he believed in hard work and LIVE YOUR LIFE!

-    Debbie, Evin, and Alex believe that the most important thing in a family dealing with CF is; “open communication and to respect each others feelings…”

-    Evin and Alex admired their dad’s strength and the fact that he was always there for them.

-    “If my dad was here right now I would like to tell him THANK YOU and I love you very much” states Evin and Alex.

-    Brian passed away from cystic fibrosis in May 2009 at age 57.

-    Although Brian is gone his memories live on…

This “LIVING. BREATHING. SUCCEEDING.” Podcast/Vodcast series is the 6th in a series of 12 made possible through and unrestricted educational grant from Genentech to The Boomer Esiason Foundation.

Episode #0084: Remembering Brian - A Wonderful Husband and Loving Father

The Gerofsky family (Debbie, Evin, and Alex), the wife and sons of the late Brian Gerofsky share their heartfelt feelings about Brian. Debbie and her sons talk about living with CF in the family unit and share their fond memories of Brian.

-    Debbie was married to Brian for 26 years and has 2 wonderful sons Evin (22 years old) and Alex (19 years old)

-    “Brian was funny, loving, smart, passionate, and to know him was to love him”, states Debbie. Brian always called Debbie his soul mate and his song for her was Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl.”

-    Brian was very private, independent and compliant with his CF care, as he did not want to burden his family. “We lived our life around Brian’s CF and did not let it stop us from LIVING!” states Debbie.

-    The Gerofsky family did a lot together and enjoyed the beach, museums, music, dance, and Broadway shows. The family meant everything to Brian and he believed in hard work and LIVE YOUR LIFE!

-    Debbie, Evin, and Alex believe that the most important thing in a family dealing with CF is; “open communication and to respect each others feelings…”

-    Evin and Alex admired their dad’s strength and the fact that he was always there for them.

-    “If my dad was here right now I would like to tell him THANK YOU and I love you very much” states Evin and Alex.

-    Brian passed away from cystic fibrosis in May 2009 at age 57.

-    Although Brian is gone his memories live on…

This “LIVING. BREATHING. SUCCEEDING.” Podcast/Vodcast series is the 6th in a series of 12 made possible through and unrestricted educational grant from Genentech to The Boomer Esiason Foundation.