Anna Smillie

My Great Strides Story

In 2007 I lost my big sister Maggie to CF when she was only 19. She was a fighter and a ray of sunshine. I’ll always cherish our moments together, she taught me how to read Magic Treehouse books, let me play Blokus with her and her high school friends, and she drove us up and down the Cape to find all the painted whales on the ‘whale trail’. She was truly the best big sister I could ever ask for. I miss her dearly.

I participated in my first ever CF walk when I was just a few weeks old in a stroller in May 2000. This will be my first walk out in Colorado!

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.