I’m in the car on a long drive home from a day spent in Monterey. My sister is driving, singing … More
Author: Brad Dell
I’m Brad Dell, a 27-year-old Deaf, lung-transplanted dude with cystic fibrosis. When not working to amplify rare disease patient voices at BioNews Services, I'm volunteering in church ministry.
Steps to and from Transplant
One more step, one more step. It is exhilarating to realize I’m walking without focusing on breathing. I get overconfident … More
What now?
I’m officially on the waitlist for a lung transplant! This post is just a brief explanation of the process of getting … More
Sabbath Season
I used to wake up, get dressed, do my medical treatments (various nebulizers and lung exercises), and go straight from … More
The unfairness of being unfair
Beginning in high school, when the severity of my disease clashed terribly with my immaturity, I felt entitled to anger. … More
Ah, more oxygen now, even more later
No point in beating around the bush and keeping things suspenseful: I’VE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO THE LUNG TRANSPLANT PROGRAM AT … More
The Scariest Prayer
I’ve prayed prayers that comfort, prayers that glorify, prayers that seem routine and empty, prayers that ask a lot or … More
Lost Wallet, Lost Temper
I think I’ve led some people to think that I’ve been playing it completely cool the past few months despite … More
Learning To Be Deaf
I spent hours and hours staring at this deaf guy in my history class a couple semesters ago. I sat … More
Adamantium Joy 