Another Factoid

CF doesn't only affect the respiratory system.  It also affects the digestive system - the abnormally thick mucus a CF patient's body produces clogs the pancreas and disrupts the flow of natural enzymes which help break down and absorb food.  Artificial enzymes help replace those that the body fails to make.

This is Sarah's biggest problem. She takes enzymes before she eats anything or drinks her bottles. Because her body doesn't know to absorb food with out the enzymes she has trouble putting on weight. She is quite a bit smaller than her sisters were at this age. She is now 10months old and at her last weigh in at 9.5 mths old she wasn't yet 16lbs.