Elizabeth Briggs Stackhouse

My Great Strides Story

There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis. That sentence breaks my heart every time I hear it. So many people lose loved ones to this disease everyday. I participate in Great Strides to find a cure. 

Back in 2013 I lost a very dear friend of mine, Becky Leonard to this horrendous disease. Becky taught me how to live life to its fullest, not wait to take chances, smile your biggest smile everyday, have dance parties every hour of the day, eat icing right out of the tub, and to always be unapologetically yourself. Becky was an amazing friend who would do anything for anyone. There is not a day that goes by that we don’t all think of her and miss her. 

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. 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.