Keira’s Great Strides Story
Miranda Davis
Fundraising for Fort Worth Great Strides 2026
Miranda Davis
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis and too many people with CF die young. I'm walking 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.
KEIRA'S STORY...
My older daughter, Keira, has Cystic Fibrosis. It was a totally unexpected diagnosis, and she was one of the 20% of newborns with CF to have meconium ileus, a CF-related bowel blockage that necessitated multiple surgeries, time on a ventilator, a temporary ileostomy, IV nutrition through a central line, months in NICU, and scars that will always remind us.
Keira has always needed lots of medicines, most given multiple times a day, to manage her Cystic Fibrosis - but it is a progressive disease. In recent months, Keira has been coughing more and her chest x-rays show bronchial wall thickening, which indicates chronic inflammation and thick mucus buildup - it's a precursor to permanent damage. So more meds and more prayers... especially for a cure, which can only happen with support from people like you.
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.
KEIRA'S STORY...
My older daughter, Keira, has Cystic Fibrosis. It was a totally unexpected diagnosis, and she was one of the 20% of newborns with CF to have meconium ileus, a CF-related bowel blockage that necessitated multiple surgeries, time on a ventilator, a temporary ileostomy, IV nutrition through a central line, months in NICU, and scars that will always remind us.
Keira has always needed lots of medicines, most given multiple times a day, to manage her Cystic Fibrosis - but it is a progressive disease. In recent months, Keira has been coughing more and her chest x-rays show bronchial wall thickening, which indicates chronic inflammation and thick mucus buildup - it's a precursor to permanent damage. So more meds and more prayers... especially for a cure, which can only happen with support from people like you.
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