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Podcast: Living With Cystic Fibrosis
Episode: CF in Egypt Episode 2 - CF Dad Anas Mansour
Description: Thirty-five-year-old Anas Mansour has 5-year-old twin boys with cystic fibrosis. He lives in Cairo, Egypt. Â Mansour and his wife are trying to keep the boys as healthy as possible, but it is challenging. Â The disease isn't officially recognized yet in Egypt, so insurance doesn't cover medications. Â The medications they do have access to aren't like anything we have in the United States. Â Even basic care, such as getting your hands on digestive enzymes for example, it is difficult and costly. Â Mansour believes he may have to leave his country to make certain his children get the medications they need. Â Things...