My Xtreme Hike Story

I am extremely excited and honored to be participating in my SEVENTH Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Xtreme Hike! This is an event dear to my heart that allows me to raise money and awareness for cystic fibrosis, a disease that ends far too many lives far too early.

Xtreme Hike is a powerful and unique event that empowers participants to take the search for the cure to new heights. Cystic fibrosis is a rare, genetic, life-shortening disease that affects every organ in the body and makes breathing difficult. Some people with the disease say it’s like breathing through a narrow straw. In people with CF, a defective gene causes a thick buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. In the lungs, the mucus clogs the airways and traps bacteria, leading to life-threatening lung infections. When the CF Foundation was first founded, most children did not live long enough to attend elementary school, but thanks to Foundation-based research and care, the median survival age of people with CF is now 61 years of age. 

Those living with this disease are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, friends and co-workers, all struggling every day just to breathe and live a normal, healthy life. I hike for them and hope you will support me in my efforts. 

While there has been significant progress in treating this disease, there is still no cure and too many lives are cut far too short. By participating in the CF Foundation’s Xtreme Hike, I am stepping up and helping add tomorrows to the lives of people living with cystic fibrosis. Will you join me? Support me by making a donation to my Xtreme Hike fundraising campaign today!

Please support me! 

Help me reach my fundraising goal by donating to my Xtreme Hike fundraising campaign. Your gift will help add tomorrows to the lives of people with CF.