Being a parent of a child with cystic fibrosis or having the disease you is stressful and frustrating. Because the disease attacks some of the most important organs in our body, patients can stress about their inability to digest their foods, the need for physiotherapy, and the discomfort and pain that comes with the disease. Stress often worsens the symptoms of the disease. A patient already struggling for breath can panic and their stress can make breathing even more difficult.