Make CF Stand for Cure Found!
Mary Beth Rock
Fundraising for Triangle Great Strides
Mary Beth Rock
Dear Friends and Family,
On Saturday, May 17, Mike and I will lace up our sneakers and take part in the Great Strides Walk in Raleigh for our daughter, Angelica.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a cruel disease. It’s genetic, relentless, and devastates the lungs, pancreas, and other vital organs; and still has no cure. CF makes it difficult to breathe and fight life-threatening infections, often leading to extensive lung damage and respiratory failure.
When Angelica was born 24 years ago, we were told the median life expectancy for someone with CF was just 30 years. It was a terrifying number for any parent to hear. But today, because of groundbreaking research funded by people like you, that number has climbed to 61 years for those born in recent years. That’s hope in action. That’s progress. That’s YOU making a difference.
Angelica refuses to let CF define her. She earned her bachelor’s in human biology from UCSD June 2023 and is now in her first year of a PhD in Biology, hoping to make a difference in cancer immunology research. Despite the daily burden of managing CF—taking 21 pills a day, countless treatments, nebulizers, and her vest therapy—she still finds time to run, swim, hike, ski, and embrace life to the fullest. She inspires us every single day!!
But the fight isn’t over. We need a cure. And we need your help to get there.
Every dollar donated brings us closer to the day when no parent has to hear the words "Your child has CF." Closer to the day when CF truly stands for Cure Found.
Please consider donating to support this life-saving research. Together, we can turn hope into reality.
Love,
Mary Beth
On Saturday, May 17, Mike and I will lace up our sneakers and take part in the Great Strides Walk in Raleigh for our daughter, Angelica.
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a cruel disease. It’s genetic, relentless, and devastates the lungs, pancreas, and other vital organs; and still has no cure. CF makes it difficult to breathe and fight life-threatening infections, often leading to extensive lung damage and respiratory failure.
When Angelica was born 24 years ago, we were told the median life expectancy for someone with CF was just 30 years. It was a terrifying number for any parent to hear. But today, because of groundbreaking research funded by people like you, that number has climbed to 61 years for those born in recent years. That’s hope in action. That’s progress. That’s YOU making a difference.
Angelica refuses to let CF define her. She earned her bachelor’s in human biology from UCSD June 2023 and is now in her first year of a PhD in Biology, hoping to make a difference in cancer immunology research. Despite the daily burden of managing CF—taking 21 pills a day, countless treatments, nebulizers, and her vest therapy—she still finds time to run, swim, hike, ski, and embrace life to the fullest. She inspires us every single day!!
But the fight isn’t over. We need a cure. And we need your help to get there.
Every dollar donated brings us closer to the day when no parent has to hear the words "Your child has CF." Closer to the day when CF truly stands for Cure Found.
Please consider donating to support this life-saving research. Together, we can turn hope into reality.
Love,
Mary Beth
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