One Black Man’s experience in Battling Cystic Fibrosis

<p>What do you do when a life-saving medical breakthrough saves almost everyone in your chronic illness community—except you? If you’re new to the show, Cystic Fibrosis is traditionally known as a genetic disease that heavily impacts the lungs. But this week, the fellas sit down with Nicholas Kelly, a registered dietitian who playfully calls himself a "unicorn" because he’s a Black man living with a condition stereotypically labeled as a pasty white person's illness. (Oh, and Taylor passed out right before we hit record, so he’s currently sleeping off-set while Brian stands by with his historically rib-shattering CPR skills) . Nick opens up about his mother bucking the 1980s medical establishment to diagnose him at three months old , outliving a massive string of childhood expiration dates , and surviving an actual "code blue" post-surgery nightmare. He also drops a beautifully perspective-shifting bomb on the room about what it truly feels like to watch his closest friends get sav...