health and social CF

1. societal barriers

no one want to be friends with someone with CF because they are different to them and they may get embarrssed to hang out with them
Ignorance - lack of knowledge about CF which leads to low expectations from teachers when CF does not affect intellect.; Assuming child cannot participate in physical activity when in fact it is encouraged to dislodge mucus.;
there is no societal barriers of CF
they dont go out anywhere because they cant move so they dont see people that they want to see or their family and they dont come to see them at home

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salty skin, small, poor weight gain, imflation in stomach area due to infection, constand coughing . chest infection, weakess, late puberty
just pain and weakness
being sick, cant walk, cant eat, infections , coughing, trouble with speaking
cant chew their own foods, forgets things easily, and ways getting different illnesses

time off work means they dont get as much money
Opportunities to work may be limited which leads to a reliance on benefits.;Specialist CF clinic may be a long way from the family home and so incur travelling and parking costs to attend.;
some one with cf have to spend so much money of different thing to help them so they dont have alot of money
there are no econiomic barrier of cf

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