Intro: Cat Speedpaint and How to Make a Speedpaint. Hello everyone! Here is my first speedpaint! A while back, I downloaded Hypercam 2 to start recording some of my digital paintings and drawings, and well, this is ...
John Sackett, current President of Avista - Porter Care Hospital in Louisville, Colorado is the oldest known living person with Cystic Fibrosis - &nbsp;an&nbsp;autosomal&nbsp;recessive&nbsp;genetic disorder&nbsp;that affects most critically thelungs, and also the&nbsp;pancreas,&nbsp;liver, and&nbsp;intestine.
Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease that causes the body to produce thick and sticky mucus that can clog the lungs and obstruct the pancreas. This genetic disease can be life threatening, and affects an estimated 30,000 children and adults in the US, with around 1,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Cystic fibrosis is most commonly diagnosed via a sweat test. 2  There are over 1,900 known mutations of the cystic fibrosis gene. 3  Even people with the same gene variation can have vastly different phenotypes, causing significant differences in symptoms and prognosis. 4  There is currently no absolute cure for cystic fibrosis.