My Breathe Team Story
Becky & Jake Daigle
Fundraising for 2027 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
Becky & Jake Daigle
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis and too many people with CF die young. I’m running to help change that reality.
CF is a genetic, life-shortening disease that devastates the lungs, pancreas, and other vital organs. CF makes it difficult to breathe and fight life-threatening infections, often leading to extensive lung damage and respiratory failure.
Every person born with cystic fibrosis is on a unique journey and experiences this challenging disease differently. While progress has been made, a long road lies ahead for far too many people fighting this terrible disease. We need a cure so that everyone with CF has a better chance to live a long, healthy life.
My Why:
As many of you know I have two nieces that are currently living with cystic fibrosis. They have gone through so much in their lives that so many people never see. My sister says people tell her all the time, “They don’t look sick.” What people don’t see are the nebulizer treatments, the percussion vests, the inhalers, the overwhelming amount of daily medications, the continuous lab checks, and frequent CF doctor appointments. Not to mention the constant stomach issues, coughing, and the bacterial lung infections that come with the disease. These girls truly are an inspiration to everyone they meet. Their life with CF is all they have ever known, but to watch the way they handle the disease is nothing short of admirable. They play sports, they sing in the choir…they take nothing for granted.
I joined the Breathe Team because I want to do something to help my nieces live the best possible life that God has given them. I am honored to join all the other members of the race team to fight for those we love. I know a race might seem silly to some, but if I’ve learned anything from my nieces it would be to do whatever you can, while you are able to do it! The Breathe Team is working together to help turn CF: Cystic Fibrosis, into CF: Cure Found! We cannot find the cure without people pitching in to help. If you feel moved in any way to help fund research to find a cure for CF, then it would mean everything to my family. It could mean my nieces getting to go to college, getting to start a family…getting to meet grandchildren one day!
Any amount helps and is more appreciated and valued from our family than you could possibly know. Thank you for taking the time to read our story and hopefully you were able to learn a little more about cystic fibrosis and how it affects those we love.
Will you help us end cystic fibrosis?
By donating to my fundraising goal, you have the power to advance the research and science needed to drive our shared dream forward – a cure for everyone with CF.
CF is a genetic, life-shortening disease that devastates the lungs, pancreas, and other vital organs. CF makes it difficult to breathe and fight life-threatening infections, often leading to extensive lung damage and respiratory failure.
Every person born with cystic fibrosis is on a unique journey and experiences this challenging disease differently. While progress has been made, a long road lies ahead for far too many people fighting this terrible disease. We need a cure so that everyone with CF has a better chance to live a long, healthy life.
My Why:
As many of you know I have two nieces that are currently living with cystic fibrosis. They have gone through so much in their lives that so many people never see. My sister says people tell her all the time, “They don’t look sick.” What people don’t see are the nebulizer treatments, the percussion vests, the inhalers, the overwhelming amount of daily medications, the continuous lab checks, and frequent CF doctor appointments. Not to mention the constant stomach issues, coughing, and the bacterial lung infections that come with the disease. These girls truly are an inspiration to everyone they meet. Their life with CF is all they have ever known, but to watch the way they handle the disease is nothing short of admirable. They play sports, they sing in the choir…they take nothing for granted.
I joined the Breathe Team because I want to do something to help my nieces live the best possible life that God has given them. I am honored to join all the other members of the race team to fight for those we love. I know a race might seem silly to some, but if I’ve learned anything from my nieces it would be to do whatever you can, while you are able to do it! The Breathe Team is working together to help turn CF: Cystic Fibrosis, into CF: Cure Found! We cannot find the cure without people pitching in to help. If you feel moved in any way to help fund research to find a cure for CF, then it would mean everything to my family. It could mean my nieces getting to go to college, getting to start a family…getting to meet grandchildren one day!
Any amount helps and is more appreciated and valued from our family than you could possibly know. Thank you for taking the time to read our story and hopefully you were able to learn a little more about cystic fibrosis and how it affects those we love.
Will you help us end cystic fibrosis?
By donating to my fundraising goal, you have the power to advance the research and science needed to drive our shared dream forward – a cure for everyone with CF.
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