CF Truths resources

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Digital resources library

Download our social media graphics and resources to help others understand what everyday life is like for people with CF. 

Speak out and share your CF truth. Here, you can find a selection of images to share on Instagram, Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) and posters you can print.

Remember to tag us @cftrustuk and use the hashtag #CFTruths to join the conversation!

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Graphics for Instagram grid posts

Option 1 – "CF affects over 11,000 people in the UK..."

Option 2 – "You can't catch CF..."

Option 3 – "There are over 2,000 mutations of the CF gene..."

Option 4 – "1 in 25 of us carry the faulty CF gene..."

Option 5 – "People born with CF never get a day off..."

Option 6 – "CF dominates our whole body every day..."

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Graphics for Instagram stories

Option 1 – "CF affects over 11,000 people in the UK..."

Option 2 – "You can't catch CF..."

Option 3 – "There are over 2,000 mutations of the CF gene..."

Option 4 – "1 in 25 of us carry the faulty CF gene..."

Option 5 – "People born with CF never get a day off..."

Option 6 – "CF dominates our whole body every day..."

text on image reads You can't catch CF. It can only be caused by inheriting two copies of the faulty gene.

Graphics for Facebook

Option 1 – "CF affects over 11,000 people in the UK..."

Option 2 – "You can't catch CF..."

Option 3 – "There are over 2,000 mutations of the CF gene..."

Option 4 – "1 in 25 of us carry the faulty CF gene..."

Option 5 – "People born with CF never get a day off..."

Option 6 – "CF dominates our whole body every day..."

A poster featuring Charlotte, who has CF, standing over a drawer with all her medicines. Text says: Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting genetic condition without a cure which dominates thousands of lives every day.

A4 posters

Option 1 – 1 in every 2,500 babies are born with CF – A4

Option 2 – People with cystic fibrosis don’t meet in person because of the risk of passing harmful infections to one another – A4

Option 3 – Most people with cystic fibrosis need to take medication with every meal to digest their food – A4

Option 4 – Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting genetic condition without a cure which dominates thousands of lives every day – A4

Option 5 – Cystic fibrosis affects many organs in the body, such as the lungs and digestive system – A4

Option 6 – People with cystic fibrosis can spend many hours a day doing treatments – A4

A poster featuring Dhyuti, a baby with CF, playing with her mum. Text reads: 1 in every 2,500 babies are born with CF – over 11,000 people in the UK

A3 posters

Option 1 – Option 1 – 1 in every 2,500 babies are born with CF – A3

Option 2 – People with cystic fibrosis don’t meet in person because of the risk of passing harmful infections to one another – A3

Option 3 – Most people with cystic fibrosis need to take medication with every meal to digest their food – A3

Option 4 – Cystic fibrosis is a life-limiting genetic condition without a cure which dominates thousands of lives every day – A3

Option 5 – Cystic fibrosis affects many organs in the body, such as the lungs and digestive system – A3

Option 6 – People with cystic fibrosis can spend many hours a day doing treatments – A3

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