article_snippet: cystic fibrosis damages multiple organs, especially the lungs, by causing recurrent infections that damage tissue.
article_snippet: Maurerira suffers from cystic fibrosis, and watched Maurerira older brother die from the disease when Maurerira was just 6-years-old .
highlights_snippet: Maurerira suffers from cystic fibrosis, and watched Maurerira older brother die from the disease when Maurerira was just 6-years-old .
  