Hi everyone!! 

It’s officially Great Strides season again, and this year I (Ella) am officially captaining our team again!  

Welcome back to the crew fellow pirates. :) 

I entered my third year of college this year, and through this, I’ve been gaining even more experience being an adult, or at the very least a fake adult (student) within the real world. But part of that experience has been being an adult with CF in the real world, which of course looks a little different than it might for some of you.

I’ve been lucky enough to remain very healthy through the process of moving out and facing new horizons, but stepping foot into the adult world has served as a reminder, in many ways, that I am unable to live a “normal life.”

While thankfully avoiding hospital visits and serious illnesses, the constant treatment regimen and pill-taking don’t mesh perfectly with college life. Things are much better for me than they would have been a mere five years ago, thanks to wonderful new medications (which exist, in part, to your past efforts!) but I still find myself hoping for a time in the future when things can be even better than they are now, and that I can take a couple more steps towards “normal.”
 

So, on behalf of me, and others with CF who perhaps haven’t been as lucky, anything you feel you can give is so so appreciated, even just $5 will help us on our voyage towards the ultimate buried treasure, the cure!

Thank you all so much, and if you feel like donating is in the cards for you, there’s a button at the bottom of the page where you can make a secure online donation. 

Now, grab your eyepatches, swords, and your trusty parrot, and join us as we take to the sea once again, and sail towards the cure.

Until there’s a cure,

Ella & Lindsay