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Podcast: It Happened To Me: A Rare Disease and Medical Challenges Podcast
Episode: #53 From Journalist to Advocate: Laura Bonnell’s Mission to Support Cystic Fibrosis Families
Description: In this episode of It Happened To Me, co-hosts Beth Glassman and Cathy Gildenhorn sit down with Laura Bonnell, a seasoned journalist with 25 years of experience in Detroit, founded The Bonnell Foundation in 2010 after her daughters, Molly and Emily, were born with cystic fibrosis (CF). Despite having ten siblings between them, Laura and her husband, Joe, had no idea they were carriers of the disease, as no one else in either family had been diagnosed with CF.
Driven by her personal experience and professional expertise, Laura used her platform as a reporter to raise awareness about CF...