An estimated 70,000 people worldwide have cystic lung . The best I can come up with is , imagine living every single day with something like bronchitis , or , a little more simply put , imagine having to breathe through a straw all day , every day . It causes fluid to enter the lungs , making it very difficult to breathe . Gunnar Esiason was diagnosed with it when he was 2 . Now 23 , he says the disease has taught him to be resilient .
An estimated 70,000 people worldwide have cystic lung . It causes fluid to enter the lungs , making it very difficult to breathe . Gunnar Esiason was diagnosed with it when he was 2 . Now 23 , he says the disease has taught him to be resilient .