At this rate, your friend's baby will lead a relatively normal life.
Life expectancy is nearly 40 years old.
40 years ago, the same life expectancy was nearer 10 years old.
Donations really do help, there have been fantastic developments recently, and gene therapy first stage trials are well underway.
A friend's daughter has it - back on the island, we held lots of fundraising activities for CF. I did the Mongol Rally to raise money for CF, and we raised £15,000