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Two White Post Children Battle Cystic Fibrosis
Tommy and Shawn Wood, ages ten and five, are the youngest children of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wood. Both diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth, Shawn’s diagnosis followed by Tommy’s after long illness. Doctors use sweat tests to confirm CF, with high salt in sweat. Mrs Wood notes a home method of tasting salt on a kissable infant. CF causes thick mucus affecting lungs and digestion, with symptoms including coughing wheezing and recurring pneumonia.
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Tommy
Shawn
Charles Wood
White Post
Childrens’ Hospital
Washington
Patricia Wood
C/F Foundation
Clarke County
Jane Harrison
Wood
Clarke
Old Dominion