On April 11th, 2025, I was officially diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a disease I’ve unknowingly lived with and fought against my entire life.

For years, I struggled with unexplained fatigue, recurring sickness, and symptoms that were constantly brushed off as anxiety or just being run-down. As a coach, I pushed through it. As an athlete, I ignored it. But deep down, I knew something wasn’t right.

Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system, and while getting this diagnosis as an adult was unexpected, it also gave me the clarity I had been searching for  and a new purpose.

This May, during Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month, I’m participating in the Great Strides Walk in Morgantown. This event supports the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, which leads groundbreaking research, provides care and resources for individuals with CF, and fights every day to find a cure.

This walk is personal. I’m walking for myself, for the thousands of others living with CF, and for the progress we’re all hoping to see in our lifetime.

If you’re able to donate or share this page, you’re helping push that mission forward. Thank you for supporting me and this fight