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Gunnar and Boomer Esiason: How a football family found solace in hockey

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Ice hockey player Gunnar Esiason was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at 25 months old .

CF is a genetic disorder that causes the body to produce a thick mucus that can plug up the pancreas and lungs.

CF patients typically died before reaching adulthood, but CF can be treated with daily medications.

Gunnar is still playing recreational hockey, coaching a high school team, rooting for the Rangers .

Gunnar entered into a clinical trial in 2018 for a drug called Trikafta , which had received funding from the Boomer Esiason Foundation .

The drug has also increased patients' life expectancy to the mid-70s.

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