The Folia Blog
Giving back and telling the whole story with Folia Home Reported Outcomes (HROs)
Lynsey, mom to 18-month-old Landon, shares how tracking on Folia ends each day with a boost of positivity, enables her to precisely tell their whole story, and provides a way to give back to the CF community. She is hopeful about the future of healthcare which taps into the perspectives of patients and caregivers at home.
Navigating acute episodes as a caregiver
Christina, Head of Growth of Folia Health, shares about her family’s recent hospitalization.
Tracking in Sickness and Health
Breck, a CF mom and author of In It for Bennett: Our Journey with Cystic Fibrosis, has been part of the Folia community since June 2018. In this blog post, she shares with Rebekah their one-year update, advice for new families, and tracking in sickness and health.
Celeste's Transition to College
Celeste writes about her experience with transitioning to college.
Why I joined Folia
Christina, the newest member of the Folia team, shares her experience as a caregiver and what moved her to join the company.
Helen and Nell, and how tracking can lead to better outcomes
Helen is the mother of seven children, several of who have chronic conditions. One of her children happens to be Folia Health’s founder and CEO, Nell Meosky Luo. This inaugural vlog chronicles how Helen’s tracking of her oldest son’s home reported outcomes led to better care and was happened to provide the inspiration for the birth of this company.
Amy, on advocating for a methodical approach to CF
This winter, we’re excited to be speaking with caregivers and patients who are using Folia to advocate for themselves, and to move closer to the best possible care for themselves or their loved ones.
Sarah, our intern from the MIT Sloan School of Management, was kind enough to conduct this interview with Amy - a mom who is advocating for a methodical approach to managing her son’s CF.
System Failure
Breck, mom of 3 including a 3rd-grade CFer, generously shared a post on how she has learned to manage the overwhelming set of to-do’s that come along with this disease.
Kate, on life with three beautiful girls, military moves, and CF
Kate and her three daughters recently moved to Connecticut due to her husband’s position in the Navy. Her youngest daughter, Lucy, was diagnosed before birth with CF. Now 7 months, Lucy has the biggest smile, she’s starting to crawl, and Kate is in the process of figuring out how to work CF treatments into her family’s life.
Meg, on why she loves her job
We had a great time speaking with Meg Hall, a social worker at Maine Medical who focuses on supporting cystic fibrosis families in both the child and adult clinics. Meg has had the unique experience of being the connector between the families and the healthcare system, and joined us this week to tell us all about why she loves her job.
Jenna, on enjoying every moment
Our first featured caregiver of 2018 is Jenna, Maine-based mom to Kate, a three (almost four!)-year-old living with cystic fibrosis. Jenna and her husband, Cort, have already become fixtures in the Maine CF community.
Lynn, on managing CF as a team
This week in the Caregiver Chronicles, we share the story of Lynn, who has two children living with cystic fibrosis. Lynn and her husband Josh have managed to balance the demands of a double treatment schedule with everything else that comes along with raising two elementary school-aged kids.
Cindy, an incredible autism mom
Cindy is a physician with 5 kids, ranging in age from 8 to 19, and is a practicing physician. Her oldest, Marcus, was diagnosed with autism when he was a toddler. Since then, Cindy has become an expert at helping Marcus fit in with his peers and live as normal a life as possible.
Mercedes, breaking down barriers for her daughter
June 19, 2017
Mercedes is a full-time professional and mom of two children, ages 2 and 5. Her oldest, Mila, has Down Syndrome, and Mercedes has spent the past five years becoming an expert in helping her daughter to meet and exceed all expectations set for her.