Hi! I'm Emily. I am 36 years old and was diagnosed with CF at age 2. I'm excited for my 11th year as a team leader! My team has raised over $75,000 in the last 10 years and I'm hoping to add to that this year! It feels great to be giving back to my CF community again.

Although my lung function is still great and currently stable thanks to medications and breakthroughs (plus my own hard work and dedication), this past year and a half has been one of the most mentally challenging times that I've had in life. It's difficult and frustrating and exhausting and even isolating at times.. but I am still here trying my best every day and won't give up! I'm thankful to be healthy enough to rally those around me to walk this year. I don't take one day or one breath for granted.. and I never will!

On May 17th I will be walking for all of us who are part of this community. I walk for my cousin Amy, who my family lost to CF. I walk for all the CF friends I've lost (this year Ashley especially). I walk for all my fellow cysters and fibros, and for their families, who fight hard every single day. I walk for MYSELF and for my future healthy, happy, thriving, wonderful life!

Let's help make CF stand for Cure Found! Any and every donation truly helps aid in the fight againt Cystic Fibrosis. True EUPHORIA will be the day a cure is found!