Nampa teen with Cystic Fibrosis in battle for life and lungs

KIVI TV | Grendel Levy

NAMPA, ID - It's not a disease that necessarily gets a lot of attention, but there are more than 30,000 people in the United States living with Cystic Fibrosis (CF).

Fourteen year old Gauge Edwards of Nampa is one of those.

To the outside world Gauge appears a typical teenager. Gauge said, “I like to play video games. I like to hang out with family. I love gatherings, parties."

Gauge’s parents, Frank and Trish Edwards were thrilled to welcome their first and only child into this world, but shortly after birth, it became very obvious that something was wrong.

“He was so sick from the very beginning,” Trish recalled. Doctors diagnosed Gauge with CF before his parents even brought him home from the hospital. Trish admitted she knew nothing about the disease, and she was warned against researching in on the internet, but dad did not take that advice.

“I research things that I shouldn’t and find out. It was hard… kind of dark spots,” Frank admitted. Continue reading

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