Frankie Abernathy was an alumn of MTv's "Real World: San Diego 2004." She was diagnosed at three years old with cystic fibrosis, the chronic lung disease and passed away this past Saturday evening at her mother's home, Abbie Hunter, in Shorewood Wisconsin. "Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common life-shortening, childhood onset hereditary diseases and every year in the U.S. alone 1 in 3,900 children are born with it. Difficulty breathing and insufficient enzyme production in the pancreas are the most common symptoms, and thick mucus production-as well as a weak immune system-often result in frequent lung infections, which are treated, though not always cured, by oral and intravenous antibiotics." The disease has been known to become progressively worse and may be dramatically affected by cold temperature. Our sympathies to her family and friends. MTV
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