Alex Ruark

For too long, cystic fibrosis, a rare, genetic disease, has robbed people of tomorrows - progressively limiting their ability to breathe and tragically shortening life. There are approximately 30,000 Americans living with CF. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, friends, and co-workers who struggle every day in the face of this devastating disease. One of these 30,000 Americans is Rory. Each day Rory does vest treatments and takes digestive enzymes (around 25 pills a day) when eating any foods with fat. He does this so he can continue to stay healthy and thrive each day.

Real progress has been made for those who have CF, but there is still no cure for this devastating disease and many lives are cut far too short.

By walking with me in Great Strides, you can help accelerate the Foundation's pursuit of new therapies and provide vital support to meet the needs of the CF community. In 2020, CFF held 233 meetings with 126 companies to discuss promising drug discovery and development programs for CF. By the end of the year, we had signed 14 new industry contracts to advance research with the potential to benefit people with CF. These are all thanks to you, bringing us so much closer to the miracle of a cure!

Please support me in my journey in helping to end CF.

Your participation will help us get one step closer to ending this terrible disease. Let's make CF stand for Cure Found.

Thank you!