I am walking for my sister Kelsey. Kels wasn't diagnosed with CF until she was 19, which is incredibly rare. We have spent the last nine years learning more about CF and adjusting to our new reality. She spends hours a day on breathing treatments while working full-time in addition to being a wonderful wife and dog mom.
The pandemic has been especially scary for people with CF who are immunocompromised and are at a much greater risk of contracting an additional illness that exacerbates breathing difficulties. It is a scary time to be a CF fighter, but we are optimistic about medical developments that are made possible through fundraising events like Great Strides.
Join our team and help us get one step closer to a cure for cystic fibrosis – a rare, genetic, life-shortening disease that makes it difficult to breathe.
With supporters like you by our side, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation continues to lead the way in the fight against CF, fueling extraordinary medical and scientific progress. The life expectancy of someone born with CF has doubled in the last 30 years. Despite this progress, many people with CF do not benefit from existing therapies either because their disease is too advanced or because their specific genetic mutations will not respond. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, friends, and co-workers who struggle every day in the face of this devasting disease.
We walk in Great Strides for them.
Will you join us?
Great Strides is a fun event that provides a fantastic opportunity for family, friends, students, and colleagues to come together to make a difference in the lives of people with CF.
To participate, just click on the "Join our Team" button. From there, you can make a donation and start fundraising.
By joining our Great Strides team and making a donation, you will be part of a tenacious and passionate group of people committed to ending this disease. Together, let’s make CF stand for Cure Found!
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