Veronica's Story: Tube Feeding and Cystic Fibrosis

“Veronica was a very ill teenager with cystic fibrosis,” recalls Dr. Susanna McColley, director of the CF Center at Children's Memorial Hospital. “When I first met her, she was extremely underweight and had very poor lung function.”

In this video, Veronica discusses her struggle to put on weight as a teenager, and her decision to use a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) instead of a nasogastric tube (NG tube). Learn how her life and health have benefitted as a result.