Don & Barbara Tharnish

My Great Strides Story                                                                            

Our grandson, Joshua, is 15 years old now and started High School in the fall!!  His sister, Anna, is 13 years old.  He is doing amazingly well while taking Trikafta, the drug made possible by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.  Trikafta is such a gift to the CF community, giving the patients dreams of living many years.  The CF Foundation continues to fund research to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.  That’s our dream for Joshua!!

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.  

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.