Stacey Morrison

Dear Friends, Family and Business Associates:

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is in a relentless pursuit of a cure and is supporting a broad arrange of research initiatives to tackle the chronic illness from all angles. 

As parents of a child with cystic fibrosis we continue to support the CF Foundation so Zachary can follow his pursuits!  Zachary is currently enrolled at the University of Maine at Orono and is in his second semester in the Mechanical Engineering Program. He is very much enjoying college life!

You have all been a part of Zachary’s pursuits through your support of our fundraising efforts to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and its mission to find a cure for all people with Cystic Fibrosis. With your help, we surpassed our goal and raised $21,570 for the Great Strides Walk last year. We thank you!

Until It’s Done is the effort by the CF Foundation to cure the last 10% of the CF population with rare and nonsense mutations, including Zachary. The focus is to treat cystic fibrosis through gene editing, which would correct mutations in the CFTR gene or gene therapy, which would provide a correct copy of the CFTR gene to the cells.  But first they must find a way to deliver the treatment to the right cells.

There are currently fourteen genetic therapies and ten CFTR protein restoration therapies in the pipeline to cure rare and nonsense mutations! Visit https://www.cff.org/research-and-clinical-trials for more information.  The Foundation also continues to fund research to fight infections, decrease chronic inflammation, break up and hydrate mucus, aid in digestion and improve diabetes treatment unique to people with cystic fibrosis to improve their daily lives until a cure is available.

Thank you to our friends, family and business associates for all you do, allowing Zachary to follow his pursuits! 

Stacey Morrison, Brian Bowman and Zachary Morrison Bowman, Team Zach Attack