Eileen Dufty

My Great Strides Story

1 out of 31 Americans is a Cystic Fibrosis carrier. In my family there are three. Jeff and both of my boys are carriers. Most people don’t know if they are a carrier. We found out by accident after Jeff took a 23 and Me test.  Of the 1,000 babies born with CF each year, most parents didn’t know they were carriers until their baby was born. 

There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis. By participating in Great Strides, I am helping to end this disease for thousands of people impacted by CF, including, potentially, my own future grandchildren. 

Cystic fibrosis affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. The symptoms can vary from person to person, and as people with CF live longer than ever before, their disease can become more complicated, leading to serious health issues.  

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has made extraordinary progress — including fostering the development of more than a dozen CF treatments — but these treatments are not a cure and not everyone can benefit from them. We must keep going.

Your support makes a difference.

By donating to my fundraising goal, you will help advance our mission for a cure for all. Please consider joining us and helping make CF stand for Cure Found.