Janet Schaeffer

Thank you for your interest in the annual CF fundraising efforts of Schaeffer family and friends.  We are just doing what we can to help the cause.  In 2015, my Grandson Dean was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a rare genetic disease for which there is no cure.  Dean is doing very well at this time thanks to his medications, breathing treatments twice daily, and his wonderful parents.  Your support will help the Foundation continue to assist Dean and others affected by CF and fund the development of new drugs and therapies. 

This is not an easy disease to navigate.  It affects the daily routine of everyone in the nuclear family.  And it is so, so hard to explain to a young child why he must do breathing treatments, wear a vibrating vest twice daily, and swallow medication EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

There are approximately 30,000 Americans living with cystic fibrosis. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, and friends who struggle every day just to breathe. I walk for Dean and for them.  I fundraise and walk in the local Great Strides walk with my family each year because that is what I CAN do to join the fight against this disease.  Will you join me and support my fundraising goal?   If you have donated through another of the Foundation's appeals, many many thanks. 

Please support our team and the CF Foundation!

We are at a pivotal moment in the history of cystic fibrosis and your support matters. With your help, we can invest our resources in research today, while raising funds for tomorrow, to ensure we have what it takes to reach the finish line. Together, we can make CF stand for Cure Found. Please help me reach my fundraising goal!