Michelle O'Connell

My Great Strides Story

Thank you for supporting Team Ella!

Our little princess was born a month early in November and spent 89 days in the NICU due to due to complications with CF. Ella has been through so much in her 4 months of life starting with her first surgery at 1-day old. Ella had a rough start to her life but she is the happiest girl who is always smiling. Even though Ella requires special medications and treatments multiple times a day, she is truly like any other baby who loves playing with her doggies, cuddling, dressing up, and eating.

Ella will always live with CF but there have been lots of medical advances and with your help we hope that one day there will be a cure!

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.