My Story
Bishop Saunders
Bishop Saunders
I was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) only hours after I was born. At that time, my parents were confronted with doctors telling them their newboard son would be lucky make it to the age of 14. For many years that followed, CF dictated our every move - what schools I went to, frequency of meal-times, frequent lengthy hospital visits, what sports I could participate in, and being forced awake each night for 1-3 hours coughing mucus out of my lungs.
While I was growing up with CF, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) was funding millions of hours of research and supporting care centers across the country to make CF a more livable disease and prolong the life expectancy for people like me. While there is much more to be done, the CFF is the solle reason patients and families with CF have hope.
I am now 29 years old, married to my high-school sweatheart, living in Charlotte with a successful career in Finance, saving for retirement and recently found my passion running marathons, ultra-marathons & participating in daily CrossFit and Hyrox-style workouts. I credit the CF Foundation for all of these accomplishments and my excitement in planning my future.
The CFF has made the word "future" a reality, extending the life expectancy told to my parents at birth of 14, now to 56 years and increasing.
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis and too many people with CF die young. I’m hiking to help change that reality.
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.
While I was growing up with CF, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) was funding millions of hours of research and supporting care centers across the country to make CF a more livable disease and prolong the life expectancy for people like me. While there is much more to be done, the CFF is the solle reason patients and families with CF have hope.
I am now 29 years old, married to my high-school sweatheart, living in Charlotte with a successful career in Finance, saving for retirement and recently found my passion running marathons, ultra-marathons & participating in daily CrossFit and Hyrox-style workouts. I credit the CF Foundation for all of these accomplishments and my excitement in planning my future.
The CFF has made the word "future" a reality, extending the life expectancy told to my parents at birth of 14, now to 56 years and increasing.
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis and too many people with CF die young. I’m hiking to help change that reality.
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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