Coping with Cystic Fibrosis during a crisis

Cystic Fibrosis is a difficult condition to manage at the best of times. Helen O’Callaghan talks to Jade Needham about managing it in lockdown
Coping with Cystic Fibrosis during a crisis
Jade Needham is one of almost 1,400 people in Ireland affected by cystic fibrosis, a genetic condition that makes her especially vulnerable as coronavirus spreads through the country.

Cystic Fibrosis is a difficult condition to manage at the best of times. Helen O’Callaghan talks to Jade Needham about managing it in lockdown

About a week before Covid-19 closed the schools, Jade Needham’s mum, Liz, pulled her out of her secondary school.

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