

My Great Strides Story
Maryann O’mahony
Fundraising for Nassau County Great Strides 2026
Maryann O’mahony
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is holding its national Great Strides walk. Our 38-year-old son, Bobby faces a daily battle against this deadly disease.
Cystic Fibrosis is a chronic, progressive, genetic disease which affects the pulmonary and gastrointestinal systems. Bobby has experienced disease progression over the last decade but has stabilized. We want Bobby to be able to watch Mallory achieve her goals in life.
We are so grateful to everybody who has contributed. The 38 years of walkathons have yielded this medical miracle. Although this drug is not a cure it corrects the basic cell defect by creating a more normal condition in CF lung cells and other organs such as the pancreas. What this drug can’t do is reverse the historical lung tissue damage caused by the chronic and intractable infections and cycles of inflammation that are the hallmark of CF. Our work is not done.
We have put the disease on its heels, but the knock-out punch of a cure remains elusive. Time is our enemy and everything that can be done to accelerate the efforts for a cure, and more years to patients’ lives, requires even more funds.
Your continued support is urgently needed to complete our mission to successfully defeat CF, our nation #1 genetic killer of children and young adults. Please join our team by donating online.
https://fundraise.cff.org/Nassau2026/Maryann
Or mail a check to: The O’Mahony Family, 812 Imperial Drive, Baldwin, NY 11510
.
Cystic Fibrosis is a chronic, progressive, genetic disease which affects the pulmonary and gastrointestinal systems. Bobby has experienced disease progression over the last decade but has stabilized. We want Bobby to be able to watch Mallory achieve her goals in life.
We have put the disease on its heels, but the knock-out punch of a cure remains elusive. Time is our enemy and everything that can be done to accelerate the efforts for a cure, and more years to patients’ lives, requires even more funds.
Your continued support is urgently needed to complete our mission to successfully defeat CF, our nation #1 genetic killer of children and young adults. Please join our team by donating online.
https://fundraise.cff.org/Nassau2026/Maryann
Or mail a check to: The O’Mahony Family, 812 Imperial Drive, Baldwin, NY 11510
.







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