A Kentucky woman afflicted by cystic fibrosis died Thursday, five days after losing her husband to the same genetic lung disease. Andrew Carpenter, the owner of Carpenter, Fritz & Vice Funeral Home in Flemingsburg, Kentucky, confirmed 26-year-old Katie Prager's death and said funeral arrangements are pending. Prager's husband, 25-year-old Dalton Prager, died Saturday at a St. Louis hospital of the disease, which clogs the lungs with mucus and forces patients to struggle to breathe. Dalton Prager moved back to suburban St. Louis after a 2014 lung transplant so his parents could care for him. Last Saturday, Katie Prager's family went ahead with an early Christmas celebration for her.

Source: ABC News September 22, 2016 19:28 UTC