Welcome to the Rush for the Cure 2024 Great Strides page!
We invite family, friends, colleagues, care center staff, people with CF, and their loved ones to join us on the Rush team for the 2024 Great Strides walk. We're excited to connect in-person and see everyone together this year! While the goal for this event is to raise funds to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's continuing efforts in research and patient support, we invite you to participate regardless of giving.
Event: Chicago
Date: Sunday, May 19th, 2024
Location: Montrose Harbor--Grove 16
Chapter: Greater Illinois Chicago, illinois@cff.org, 312-236-4491
In addition to fundraising, this year’s event will also set a personal and team goals for activity miles. To count your steps toward your activity goals (and our team totals!), Download the “Fight CF” mobile app and link your tracker to our team!
CF is a rare genetic disease found in about 30,000 people in the U.S.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a rare, progressive, genetic disease with no known cure. It is estimated there are more than 30,000 people living with cystic fibrosis in the United States. CF is complex and may impact many parts of the body, including the lungs, digestive system, pancreas, and liver. CF is often recognized as the condition causing persistent lung infections which limit a person’s ability to breathe over time.
The Rush Care Team Approach: Each person with CF has unique care needs—the types and severity of symptoms people with CF experience can differ widely from person to person. Our roles as care center team members is to support our patients and families in the treatment of their disease, enhance their physical and mental wellness, collaborate and co-produce care plans to focus on what is important to them and ensure that we work together to help them meet their goals for their lives outside of our clinic walls.
For more information about Cystic Fibrosis, the CF Foundation, current research efforts, patient programs, or other ways to get involved, visit: www.cff.org.
Sincerely,
Your Rush for the Cure 2024 Team
Have questions or want to know how you can help? Contact Elaine (Dr. Chen) at elaine_chen@rush.edu or Kristen (dietitian) at kristen_nowak@rush.edu
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IMPORTANT NOTE ON ATTENDANCE AT FOUNDATION EVENTS:
Updated July 5th, 2023
The CF Foundation is committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of individuals attending Foundation events. Individuals attending CF Foundation events must abide by the Foundation's Event Attendance Policy www.cff.org/attendancepolicy, which includes guidance for event attendees living with cystic fibrosis.