![]() ![]() It’s inherited – if both parents carry the gene, as Liz and David did, their children have a 25% chance of having the condition. ![]() Luke says: “I did need to know who this Alice Peterson was and what her books were like, but mainly I thought: ‘Wouldn’t that be wonderful?’”Īlice Martineau was born in 1972 with cystic fibrosis – her parents, Liz and David, were told that her life expectancy was about 10 years.Ĭystic fibrosis causes a build up of thick, sticky mucus in the lungs, digestive system and other organs, and leads to lung infections and reduced lung function – as well as a long list of other debilitating conditions. ![]()
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