Daniel Nugent
Cystic Fibrosis Community Care (VIC)
Daniel is the parent of an 8 month old daughter with cystic fibrosis. Daniel and his wife found out that they were having a child with cystic fibrosis whilst they were pregnant and have been passionately involved with our organisation since.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) primarily affects the lungs and digestive system because of a malfunction in the exocrine system that’s responsible for producing saliva, sweat, tears and mucus. There is currently no cure.
People with CF develop an abnormal amount of excessively thick and sticky mucus within the lungs, airways and the digestive system. This causes impairment of the digestive functions of the pancreas and traps bacteria in the lungs resulting in recurrent infections, leading to irreversible damage. Lung failure is the major cause of death for someone with CF.
For more information, see http://www.cfcc.org.au and https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/