My Great Strides Story
Marla Moskowitz-Hesse
Fundraising for New York 5 Borough Great Strides 2026
Marla Moskowitz-Hesse
It is that time of year again, when we ask our family and friends to support us as we work to find a cure for Cystic Fibrosis. As you know, our son Max was diagnosed with CF shortly after he was born, and we have worked tirelessly with the CF Foundation to improve treatments, find new medications, and hopefully one day find a cure. 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.
Max is doing well - he is succeeding at school, having fun with friends, looking forward to his college graduation, exercising and playing sports. However, he continues to take 20+ pills daily, do lung treatments by nebulizer and use his chest physical therapy vest twice a day. He continues to battle infections that he has colonized, and tries hard to not let anything slow him down. 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.
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.
Max is doing well - he is succeeding at school, having fun with friends, looking forward to his college graduation, exercising and playing sports. However, he continues to take 20+ pills daily, do lung treatments by nebulizer and use his chest physical therapy vest twice a day. He continues to battle infections that he has colonized, and tries hard to not let anything slow him down. 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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