Standing Apart For Good : Why Researching Cystic Fibrosis Helps You Cherish Your Lungs

How often have we thought about oxygen? Just breathing… in its purest form. Unfiltered water — drinkable. Yes. Food past its expiry date — edible but not fatal. Yes. But the process of respiration?

Seldom if not rarely.

The simple rising and falling movement of our bellies as we lie in bed, the act of stretching and yawning as we go about our daily activities. They seem like trivial actions but are actually signs that our bodies are functioning normally, that…