Claire's Place
- Episode aired Sep 10, 2011
Claire Wineland was born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease that causes, as she describes it, "mucus overload". It makes breathing very difficult, and it's terminal. Only 14 years ... Read allClaire Wineland was born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease that causes, as she describes it, "mucus overload". It makes breathing very difficult, and it's terminal. Only 14 years old, Claire has already undergone dozens of surgeries. Last year, what was supposed to be ... Read allClaire Wineland was born with cystic fibrosis (CF), a genetic disease that causes, as she describes it, "mucus overload". It makes breathing very difficult, and it's terminal. Only 14 years old, Claire has already undergone dozens of surgeries. Last year, what was supposed to be a simple procedure left her in a coma for 16 days. "Somehow, she came out of it", Claire's... Read all