My Great Strides Story
Melissa Smith
Melissa Smith
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.
Most of you know that Shawn and I have two sons with CF. Those that are new here if you have any questions just ask me. In a nutshell it’s been a crazy ride for the last 34 years dealing with the ups and down of this disease with our boys Chase and Tyler. Almost loosing our youngest son Tyler was the hardest of all to go through. He was down to the last of his life before getting a double lung transplant at the age of 23. A beautiful young girl of 14 passed away and saved his life. It was heart wrenching from all sides. Since then we have become family with her parents, our son got married, had his daughter by IVF and bought a house. The young girl gave him more time with us. There needs to be a cure so no family has to go through what we have, nor what the young girl’s family went through. The CF Foundation has been fighting for the cure and won’t stop till they find it. Help us find the cure with your support and donations. We are so blessed to have the network of family, friends, and medical teams to have helped us through all of it. Thank you. And thank you again for your support today.
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.
Most of you know that Shawn and I have two sons with CF. Those that are new here if you have any questions just ask me. In a nutshell it’s been a crazy ride for the last 34 years dealing with the ups and down of this disease with our boys Chase and Tyler. Almost loosing our youngest son Tyler was the hardest of all to go through. He was down to the last of his life before getting a double lung transplant at the age of 23. A beautiful young girl of 14 passed away and saved his life. It was heart wrenching from all sides. Since then we have become family with her parents, our son got married, had his daughter by IVF and bought a house. The young girl gave him more time with us. There needs to be a cure so no family has to go through what we have, nor what the young girl’s family went through. The CF Foundation has been fighting for the cure and won’t stop till they find it. Help us find the cure with your support and donations. We are so blessed to have the network of family, friends, and medical teams to have helped us through all of it. Thank you. And thank you again for your support today.
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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Chase and Brittany
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