Peter Bradley

Kenzie is 23 years old. She has just completed getting her Master's degree in Theatre at Villanova University, with a full tuition scholarship. She spent the year working in the props and paint shop as a graduate assistant, as well as working on multiple productions as a scenic painter, props artisan, director, and actor. She just finished her thesis project at Villanova, where she directed Caryl Churchill's one-act comedy Heart's Desire. Kenzie will be spending the summer working at the Utah Shakespeare Festival as a scenic painter, in addition to spending a month in Ireland to pursue studies in directing at The Lir Academy and Abbey Theatre.

By the Walk, Anika will be 21 years old. She is almost finished with her Junior year at Hunter College in New York City! She’s majoring in English literature and secondary education with a minor in sociology, as she's studying to be a high school language arts teacher. She’s loving all the different types of teaching courses she has gotten take, including going into a local middle school to work with students on their reading habits and attending various talks with authors. School is back in person, so she’s living in a studio apartment in Manhattan. She’s received three COVID vaccines, so she loves being able to see her friends and be back out in the city again. She and her friends have done lots of things like going on boat tours of the five boroughs and visiting some friends in Long Island for a ballet performance of the Nutcracker. Teri and Pete, Mackenzie, and her best friend Sophia have all come up on separate trips to visit her and explore the city together. She keeps very busy with school work, including taking three courses this coming summer, but the thing she’s most excited about this year is the kitten she adopted in February! She’s a little black cat Anika named Leia and by the time of the walk, she’ll only be eight months old. She’s a huge love bug who adores snuggles and pom poms, and is wonderful company for Anika. Teri, Peter, and Mackenzie have all met her and absolutely adored her!

Last year, Anika was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis-related diabetes. Diabetes is a common complication of
cystic fibrosis with around 40-50% of adults developing it. She’s monitoring her glucose (yes, finger sticks)
and on a low dose medication to stabilize her blood sugar.

This year, Kenzie did the SIMPLIFY cystic fibrosis study, to determine if patients need to take their
nebulizer medicines while on Trikafta. She was randomized into the control group and was asked to stay on
her medication, in addition to five research visits to check her average lung function.

Both girls have several CF Clinic visits every year; they have just transitioned to Adult CF Clinics from the
Pediatric Clinic. Each of the girls takes about 8 different oral prescription drugs a day, including 7 enzyme
capsules before every meal and snack. They are often on antibiotics as part of their treatment. They each do
respiratory therapy twice a day for about 20 minutes/session. The therapy includes wearing a ‘Vest’ that is

hooked up to an air pumping machine. It beats air against their chest/back for 20 minutes in an attempt to
loosen mucus in their lungs. They breathe medicines daily using a nebulizer and inhaler.
The CF Foundation has made incredible progress in improving and extending the lives of those with Cystic
Fibrosis. The mean life expectancy with a person with CF is well over 40 years. This is up from 18 in the
1970s and 32 when the girls were born. You helped make this happen!

Trikafta is the new wonder drug for CF patients. The first drug that is proven, in studies, to increase
lung function. Your donations over the years have directly helped these new drugs and new treatments get
developed and tested. Thanks to all of you who have donated for funding the research that made this
possible!!!

The last 20+ years, we have put together The Bradley Bunch team for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s
Great Strides Walk. Last year, our team raised just under $11,000 and, in total, we have raised over
$370,000!!! We have YOU to thank, and we do Thank You from the bottom of our hearts. The outpouring of
responses (and donations) that we receive is tremendous. We are always overwhelmed by how much we raise.

Last year, the walk was virtual due COVID-19. Because of this, the amount of donations to the Foundation
was way down. The walk date this year is May 22. Last year, we received individual donations ranging from $5
to $1000. We appreciate them all because every dollar does make a difference! The easiest way to donate is
via credit card at our team website.

Please support me!

Help me reach my fundraising goal by donating to my Great Strides fundraising campaign. Your gift will help add tomorrows to the lives of people with cystic fibrosis by supporting life-saving research and medical progress. Your gift is 100-percent tax deductible.