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Darrah’s Story: Running for Sabrina

Darrah Arnheim
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Darrah Arnheim

In December of 2017, I lost one of my dearest friends to Cystic Fibrosis. Sabrina was placed randomly with my best friend, Jamilyn, and I as roommates in college.
 

The three of us made so many memories and Jamilyn and I quickly took on the role of making sure Sabrina felt comfortable and healthy while we lived together. A few hospital runs here and there, bringing her medicine to work when she forgot it, and watching movies while she did her vest. We had fun, we really lived and laughed, and fought about who was gonna take the trash out too. But we became family, even very close with Sabrina’s sweet parents.

As life went on after college, we always stayed in touch. Sabrina and her husband welcomed a sweet baby boy, with a very traumatic birth experience. I got married and had her by my side as a bridesmaid. As the years went on, celebrations were had, but Sabrina was declining and CF was taking it’s hold.


She texted me about a week prior to her death, letting me know that doctors had informed her she only had two weeks to live. Jamilyn and I booked flights and traveled to say goodbye. She passed away the day after we left. Leaving behind her husband, five year old son, parents, and many others. She was just 25.

This cause is personal to me, and I’m honored to be running in Sabrina’s memory.

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.

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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