# @cf_foundation on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C2AeQGbqfrp
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29213064-cf-foundation-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-01-12T16:45:07.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (@cf_foundation) — https://gondola.cc/cf_foundation

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“In October 2023, I got the message from my CF care team that I had to be admitted into the hospital for the first time in nearly a decade to treat a CF exacerbation. I was taking good care of myself and balancing my treatments during my first year of pharmacy school. But over the summer and the incoming fall, the stress of working at the pharmacy and starting my second year of school made it hard to remember to take my medication and do my treatments, and my health did slip a bit. My priorities had fallen out of order. In shock and near panic, I quickly emailed my professors about my situation, trying to stop the flow of uncertainty saturating my brain. Each professor was so understanding about my unexpected time of absence and assured me that my health ultimately comes first, and they wanted to see me healthy more than anything. They allowed me to attend class online and encouraged me to take my missed exams on my own schedule. Breathing a sigh of relief, I knew I needed to use this time in the hospital to shift my priorities back into the correct order. 

Being in the hospital as a pharmacy student was such an enlightening and enriching experience. In class, we had professors mention cystic fibrosis and the newest treatments on the market such as Trikafta®, but they didn't go in-depth into specific medications. With all the combined knowledge of my personal experience with CF and pharmacology, I had fun and enlightening conversations with my care team, the pharmacists, and even my classmates. We discussed the different medications I was taking during my stay, and I asked questions regarding certain treatment plans, and advocated for myself in multiple situations with my treatment. My classmates were fascinated with the treatment plan that I was on, and we even tried to guess which antibiotics I would be on during the hospitalization. 

It was through the combined experience of living with CF, my recent stay in the hospital, and my pharmacy school studies that I gained a renewed perspective about cystic fibrosis. I am a bridge between patients with chronic illness and the realm of pharmacy.” -Rachel Salmon, an adult with CF 

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