Sandy Hoilman

My Great Strides Story

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.

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.  

Our son, Kevin, battles CF!   His major obstacle is respiratory infections that damage his lungs; but he also deals with nasal polyps, coughing, and slow weight gain. His medical regimen consists daily breathing treatments, digestive enzymes, physical respiratory therapy, vitamins, and more. We have been very fortunate; through his medical care and prayers Kevin has been relatively healthy. Kevin may battle CF; but he is living his life to the fullest. He is twenty-one now, living in Boone while attending Appalachian State University, and loving college life. He has faced challenges and succeeded in his own way.     

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.