Dean Schaeffer

My name is Dean. This is my Great Strides Story.

I am 8 years old, and I love Japanese ramen, candy, and steak! I love fast cars and playing soccer and basketball with my friends. I also have Cystic Fibrosis. It's a part of my life that I hate dealing with. I take lots of meds and I have to do shakey vest twice a day (which I hate with a passion because it holds me back from having fun). Each year, I walk with my family and friends to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, with the hope that one day, there will be a cure for me.

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.

Thanks for fighting with me to find a cure for CF!!

-Dean