Taylor Ritchey

My Great Strides Story

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has been near and dear to my heart for as long as I can remember. My mom worked for the Texas Gulf Coast Chapter for over 32 years, and I would volunteer and attend events with her as a kid. Fast forward to 2017, a position opened at the South Texas Chapter in San Antonio, and I was given an opportunity to join this amazing community. I never thought I would eventually follow in my mom's footsteps, but the apple didn't fall far from the tree!

In the past five and a half years, I have made many dear friends who are fighting cystic fibrosis, who are parents to children with CF, and who are family members of loved ones committed to curing this disease. There has been incredible progress made in my lifetime and I am dedicated to finding a cure for cystic fibrosis and making CF stand for Cure Found! 

Nearly 40,000 people in the United States have cystic fibrosis: a progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, and friends who face the sobering prospect of a shortened lifespan. I walk for them.

Working alongside the CF community, the CF Foundation has fostered the development of more than a dozen CF treatments and helped add decades of life for people with CF. Yet, many people with CF do not benefit from existing therapies. Our vision is a cure for every person with cystic fibrosis – a life free from the burden of this disease – and we will not leave anyone behind.

You can support me!

By supporting my fundraising goal, you have an opportunity in your lifetime to be part of ending this disease. Please consider joining us and help make medical history.