6 July 2020 - Montreal’s Chelsea Gagnon may look like a healthy 31-year-old woman at first glance, but every single day she’s fighting just to breathe.

“Last month, I actually started coughing up blood, which is a pretty common thing as your lungs get more scarred,” Gagnon said.

She lives with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder that attacks the respiratory system. She takes dozens of pills a day, and twice daily, she uses a machine to help loosen up the mucus that accumulates in her lungs. Each year, she says her condition gets worse.

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