‘It’s not contagious’: How to address stigmas about the CF cough

‘It’s not contagious’: How to address stigmas about the CF cough

This piece is part of a series about living with invisible illness for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month. Read more here. While cystic fibrosis (CF) is an invisible illness, it can be heard. That trademark gurgling, wet, productive CF cough sets many on edge because the cause remains invisible. My cough has produced numerous awkward situations. A person yelled at me on an airplane because he couldn’t sleep thanks to my cough, and a concerned nurse…