The CF Yearbook is a time-honored tradition in our Streetlight community, sharing the stories of our friends with CF since 2009. Since its creation in 2006, Streetlight has walked with our CF friends through countless hospitalizations and breathing treatments. We heard how difficult the transition from Pediatric to Adult Care can feel, and with the collaboration of our CF patients and the Pediatric and Adult Care teams, we created the 1st CF Yearbook in 2009 as a celebration of this huge milestone. We produce this yearbook to help make this new chapter of care more comfortable, to celebrate our transitioning patients, and to share the legacies of our CF friends. In the several installments of the CF Yearbook, we have lifted up the stories of over thirty transitioning patients and over sixty staff members.
We like to view the transition from Pediatric to Adult Care as a celebration. We are proud of their journey and our support does not end on the pediatric floor. We continue to support our friends with CF in adult care at UF Health. We produce this yearbook to help make the new chapter of care more comfortable. This year Streetlight was able to produce a 50 page book and accompanying e-book with 15 patient testimonials and over 30 staff contributions. Our goal is to use this as a tool to celebrate our transitioning patients, share the legacy of our adult patients, and honor the support provided to the cystic fibrosis community.
Each of our CF friends get their own personal spread in the yearbook. The journey through pediatrics is a big deal. The next step to adult care can be challenging. We like to celebrate the landmark and help introduce them to their new providers.
The Streetlight Staff and CF Team would like to express our appreciation to the generous support of our friends, colleagues, and donors who continue to make this project possible. All patients involved (permission granted through individual UF PR releases) want to help by sharing their story, so please spread this resource through email and social media.
