In this podcast, Crystal Boeckel, an adult living with cystic fibrosis (CF), reflects on her experiences being pregnant and giving birth to her two sons, the first time off and the second time on a CFTR modulator therapy. Crystal shares the health challenges she faced in the latter half of both her pregnancies with cholestasis—a condition that occurs when bile flow from the liver to the small intestine is reduced or blocked—resulting in early labors and deliveries. Crystal discusses how these medical challenges, compounded by differing levels of support and knowledge of CF from her medical teams, impacted her emotional well-being, and how she advocated for herself when her needs were not fully met.

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