Join us for our 10th Anniversary!
Brittany Kallio
Brittany Kallio
Welcome back family and friends,
This is Team King Kallio’s 10th anniversary!
This team was formed in 2014 just a few months after my brother Brian’s battle with cystic fibrosis ended. A couple of his close friends came up with the team in a way to pay tribute to him. It was such a wonderful feeling knowing how much he was loved. After that first walk they passed the torch down to me and I gladly accepted. My brother was an absolutely amazing human being, there are so many words that I could use to explain him but I don’t even know where to start. He had so much determination and drive and in only the 26 years he had on this earth he made a permanent impact.
Cystic Fibrosis is a cruel disease and Brian did not have it easy. The severity of his disease made it progress rather quickly. It was a miracle that he even lived to be 26, he just never backed down and never gave up. He was the strongest person I’ve ever known. It’s bittersweet having the advancements in medications that we have now for cystic fibrosis because I wish they came sooner.
Trikafta (the first genetic modulator) came out in 2019 and has changed lives, mine included. It’s 100% a miracle drug for someone with cystic fibrosis, for many it’s almost like living a normal life after all of these years. The latest cf modulator was released just weeks ago called Alyftrek and has reported to be very similar to Trikafta but reduces sweat chloride levels significantly more. It also treats 31 more additional mutations than the first drug.
These walks are how we raise money to continue advancements with these medications. Id like to think that one day maybe we can have a permanent cure. All the blood, sweat, and tears the “older” cf generations endured will be for the younger generations coming in. If research and funding keeps going in the upward direction that it is, they will never have to go through what we did as children and young adults.
This is Team King Kallio’s 10th anniversary!
This team was formed in 2014 just a few months after my brother Brian’s battle with cystic fibrosis ended. A couple of his close friends came up with the team in a way to pay tribute to him. It was such a wonderful feeling knowing how much he was loved. After that first walk they passed the torch down to me and I gladly accepted. My brother was an absolutely amazing human being, there are so many words that I could use to explain him but I don’t even know where to start. He had so much determination and drive and in only the 26 years he had on this earth he made a permanent impact.
Cystic Fibrosis is a cruel disease and Brian did not have it easy. The severity of his disease made it progress rather quickly. It was a miracle that he even lived to be 26, he just never backed down and never gave up. He was the strongest person I’ve ever known. It’s bittersweet having the advancements in medications that we have now for cystic fibrosis because I wish they came sooner.
Trikafta (the first genetic modulator) came out in 2019 and has changed lives, mine included. It’s 100% a miracle drug for someone with cystic fibrosis, for many it’s almost like living a normal life after all of these years. The latest cf modulator was released just weeks ago called Alyftrek and has reported to be very similar to Trikafta but reduces sweat chloride levels significantly more. It also treats 31 more additional mutations than the first drug.
These walks are how we raise money to continue advancements with these medications. Id like to think that one day maybe we can have a permanent cure. All the blood, sweat, and tears the “older” cf generations endured will be for the younger generations coming in. If research and funding keeps going in the upward direction that it is, they will never have to go through what we did as children and young adults.
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