CF sufferer gets hospital bed — after friend dies

It took the death of a friend before cystic fibrosis (CF) rights campaigner Órla Tinsley was finally able to access an appropriate hospital bed, almost a week after she first presented for treatment.

The 22-year-old journalist and author sought treatment for her own CF last Tuesday at St Vincent’s University Hospital but refused the offer of a bed in a room with three other people.

This is in light of the fact that people with CF are particularly susceptible to cross-infection.