Families, Transformative Medicine, Possibilities
A Selection of Cystic Fibrosis Stories
A Future of Possibilities
ALYFTREK Launch video
(Vertex’s 5th CFTR modulator)
Before CFTR Modulators
Tears in a Bottle - Betty Hukowicz
Fifty years ago, a child born with cystic fibrosis was unlikely to survive beyond elementary school. Betty Hukowicz lost two siblings and a daughter to this disease.
Before and After stories
The Cassalina family have lived the arc of recent medical history made by Vertex in its extraordinary success in combating cystic fibrosis.
Bridge To Breath - Cassalinas, Part I
More than a Dream - Cassalinas, Part II
Lauren Weeks never imagined a future for herself until advancements in medicine created a path to marathons and motherhood.
Normal is Extraordinary - Lauren Weeks - Part I
Holding my Future - Lauren Weeks - Part II
Cystic Fibrosis stories from the inflection point
An Unexpected Chapter - Emily Schaller
Candles to Come - Carson McKee
Just Thriving - Trixy’s Story
Believe - Stacy Carmona
In His Hands - King Birnbaum