My Great Strides Story
Brenda Spencer
Brenda Spencer
Welcome to Great Strides! This is the Spencer Striders 19th year walking in Great Strides. As most of you know, we created this team in 2006, after our daughter Sophia was born and diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Our team name was Sophia’s Striders. Two years later, our son, Gianni was born and diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. We changed our team name to Spencer Striders and kept on walking. We are eager and excited to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation each year because it does so much to advance the progress of the development of medicines and therapies that help people with Cystic Fibrosis. Additionally, the CF Foundation accredits the clinics that Sophia and Gianni use to receive care (Mayo and Nemours, respectively). This care has kept our kids healthy and allowed them to lead normal lives.
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.
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.
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