My Sister's Great Strides Story
Shelby Williams
Shelby Williams
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis, and many people with CF face life-threatening challenges from a very young age. I’m walking to help change that reality for Cydney, my sister, and for the thousands of others battling this disease every day.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic, life-shortening disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other vital organs. For Cydney, CF has meant a lifetime of medications, breathing treatments, hospital visits, and an ongoing struggle to breathe. It’s been a constant battle, but this year marks a major milestone—Cydney is turning 16. However, this milestone is bittersweet. Just as she’s reaching this important age, we’ve received the heartbreaking news that she’ll need to be evaluated for a double lung transplant at Duke Children's Hospital.
While medications like Trikafta have been life-changing for many with CF, Cydney’s specific genetic mutation does not respond to it, making it difficult to manage her condition with the available treatments. Watching my little sister face these challenges every day has been heartbreaking, and I know that this is just one more hurdle in her long journey with cystic fibrosis.
Every person born with cystic fibrosis has their own unique journey, and no two battles are the same. For Cydney, this journey is filled with resilience, courage, and the unwavering hope that one day there will be a cure. We need that cure, not only for Cydney but for everyone fighting CF, so that they have the chance to live a long, healthy life.
Please help us fund the research and treatments that will make this hope a reality. Your support brings us one step closer to a future where CF is no longer a life sentence.
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.
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic, life-shortening disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other vital organs. For Cydney, CF has meant a lifetime of medications, breathing treatments, hospital visits, and an ongoing struggle to breathe. It’s been a constant battle, but this year marks a major milestone—Cydney is turning 16. However, this milestone is bittersweet. Just as she’s reaching this important age, we’ve received the heartbreaking news that she’ll need to be evaluated for a double lung transplant at Duke Children's Hospital.
While medications like Trikafta have been life-changing for many with CF, Cydney’s specific genetic mutation does not respond to it, making it difficult to manage her condition with the available treatments. Watching my little sister face these challenges every day has been heartbreaking, and I know that this is just one more hurdle in her long journey with cystic fibrosis.
Every person born with cystic fibrosis has their own unique journey, and no two battles are the same. For Cydney, this journey is filled with resilience, courage, and the unwavering hope that one day there will be a cure. We need that cure, not only for Cydney but for everyone fighting CF, so that they have the chance to live a long, healthy life.
Please help us fund the research and treatments that will make this hope a reality. Your support brings us one step closer to a future where CF is no longer a life sentence.
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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