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07.04.2022 - 18:53 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Stirling cystic fibrosis patient on the brink of requiring a lung transplant has been able live her dream of taking to the floor for the first dance at her wedding.
The milestone moment was made possible thanks to care from medics and the prescription of a ‘miracle’ drug.
Music teacher Kirsty Nelson, 32, shielded for much of the pandemic and had her wedding to fiancé Chris postponed on two occasions due to the virus.
But she was healthy enough not only to take to the floor for her first dance, but stayed on for all the dances after that – something she would never have thought possible before being prescribed ‘miracle’ drug Kaftrio by specialists at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) in Glasgow.
CF is a genetic condition in which the lungs and digestive system can become clogged with thick, sticky mucus. The illness can have an enormous impact on a person’s quality of life and means even a common cold can land them in hospital.
It requires life-long treatment and close management for patients to live even relatively normal lives.
For Kirsty, who lives in Stirling, having CF has meant struggling to complete even the simplest of day-to-day tasks like going up stairs or holding a conversation while walking.
However, thanks to her ongoing care from the CF team at the QEUH - which looks after CF patients from across Scotland - just over two years ago Kirsty was put forward for a clinical trial of Kaftrio, which drastically reduces CF symptoms in patients.
Since then, the drug has become more widely available on the NHS for patients who are clinically appropriate.
For Kirsty, it has meant she has been able to live a near normal life – one which she could only ever have dreamed of before Kaftrio.
Kirsty said: “I was at a
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A bride's dream of being able to have the first dance at her own wedding became a reality after she was prescribed a miracle drug.
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