#kaftrio

I never post myself but

I just got Trikafta/Kaftrio after a year of sueing the government for it

I'm cured??? I'm effectively cured???

I'll never have to be in the hospital again? I'll laugh without a coughing fit for the first time since I was fourteen? I'll spend a DAY without a coughing fit for the first time since I was 20? I'll have the lung capacity to sing? And to walk long distances without pain? I'll gain weight and muscle mass and feel less breakable? And holy shit I'm so excited for how much energy I will have, I am willing to be surprised by the discovery so many issues were due to cf, like maybe my fatigue will go away? Maybe my sleep will improve? I'm also kinda scared. What if I get skin eruptions. What if my taste buds change. What if I have debilitating headaches and dizziness. But fuck it, it's worth it.

For the first time in my life I'll have to think about retirement. For the first time I'm terrified of dying because now I'll get to live until old age. I'll grow old, guys. I will grow old.

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an innovative treatment that significantly improves the lives of patients

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Personal trainer and Thor lookalike with cystic fibrosis can now laugh properly, thanks to life-changing drug

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