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<v ->I'm Trenton.</v>

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I'm 17 years old

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and I was diagnosed at four years old with cystic fibrosis.

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My family is my mom and my sister.

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My sister also has cystic fibrosis.

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We love to go bike riding,

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play basketball.

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<v ->Wait a minute,</v>

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I get to win!

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<v ->And play board games.</v>

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We love board games.

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Just stay active, really.

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One of my favorite hobbies is going to the gym

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and playing lacrosse.

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In my future,

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I would like to be an architect

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and go to school for being an architectural engineer.

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I think that'd be a really cool degree.

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<v ->Trenton is one of my two children.</v>

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They both have cystic fibrosis.

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Trenton's list of activities is extensive.

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He mountain bikes,

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he plays lacrosse.

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He is very very dedicated to the gym and weightlifting.

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CF is complicated.

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It affects many organs in their body,

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liver, pancreas, lungs, GI tract and the stomach.

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And it's progressive.

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Being a CF mom is very challenging,

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I won't sugarcoat that at all.

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However, I was given this job

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and I'm going to do the best I can

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to take care of Trenton and Marlena.

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Teach them how to take care of their own bodies

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and to do the best with that disease that they were handed.

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<v ->At age 10 and 11,</v>

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I started to lose weight a lot because of my pancreas.

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<v ->A very hard time in our lives was</v>

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when Trenton went pancreatic insufficient.

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When I had to tell him

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that his pancreas isn't working correctly

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and you gotta start taking enzymes every time you eat.

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And even with everything we were supposed to do,

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he was still losing weight.

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So, the next step was to place a feeding tube.

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<v Trenton>When I was just using my feeding tube</v>

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and just using my enzymes,

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I wasn't getting to where I needed to be,

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where I wanted to be.

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And I couldn't really absorb the nutrients I was taking in.

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<v ->And when you do an overnight feed,</v>

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it lasts anywhere from eight to 10 hours.

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And so when you take those oral enzymes

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before you go to bed,

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it's gone after about an hour and a half.

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So, Trenton had a feeding tube for about six months

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and he was losing weight.

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We learned about RELiZORB through the study

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that Trenton did at the hospital.

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They explained that RELiZORB is an enzyme cartridge

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that attaches to his feeding tube

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and that the formula would run through the cartridge,

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and as it ran through,

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break down the fats and lipids.

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<v ->When the formula runs through the cartridge,</v>

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the lipase attached to the beads inside

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breaks down the fats in my formula.

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So, when I started using RELiZORB in their study,

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I started feeling better,

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feeling stronger.

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I had more energy.

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I was looking more filled out.

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<v ->After Trenton started using RELiZORB,</v>

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we noticed a tremendous difference in his overall health.

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The ability for him to absorb fats

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and lipids was quite life-changing for him.

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He became stronger,

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he was sleeping better,

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he had less complaints of any stomach issues,

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GI issues.

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<v ->We're getting all my nutritional value</v>

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and feeling healthier.

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It's allowing me to pick up my sports.

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I've always enjoyed playing sports.

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But since RELiZORB,

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I've really started to pick up my abilities

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and my training habits.

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I've been able to go to the gym and get healthier,

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get stronger.

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I've felt less tired while I was playing my sports.

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So, being healthier has really motivated me

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to use RELiZORB and be consistent with it

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because it's really helped me

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be the best version of myself I can be.

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This is my experience with RELiZORB

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and how RELiZORB where has helped me.

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<v ->The emotional part of CF</v>

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and the functional part of CF are very challenging.

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From a mom's perspective,

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watching your child be able to grow and be strong

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when they're battling such a hard disease

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is just very rewarding.