Team Take It Away
Kelsie, Mackenzie, and our entire family would love for you to take part in Great Strides by joining our team. This event promises to be a fun-filled day where you can help advance the care and research needed to cure cystic fibrosis. By walking with us, you’ll enjoy not only the camaraderie, but also the important impact we are making together.
While the CF Foundation has made incredible progress, not everyone with CF can benefit from existing therapies and we still need a cure. This will require time, funding, and persistence.
When our girls were born, we were told the life expectancy of child with CF was in the early 30s. This was a very hard pill to swallow and even though we never let that fear consume us and always remained determined, hopeful, and expectant for both of them to live a happy and full life, the thought of it continues to live somewhere in the background. The good news, however, is that because of the INCREDIBLE work of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and fundraisers just like this one, great strides have been made to drastically improve the lives of those with CF. Over the course of the past 14 years since we have been on this journey, we have witnessed the development of a number of life-changing therapies that have dramatically improved both the quality of life and the life-expectancy for many battling this disease and we have watched that number grow by 20-30 years!
However, as grateful as we are for how these therapies have benefited our children, there is still no cure for cystic fibrosis and too many people with CF are devastated by this disease, struggle to breathe early in life and fight life-threatening infections that leads to extensive lung damage and respiratory failure. I am walking to help change that reality with hopes that one day our fundraising efforts will lead researchers to a cure for CF. By joining our team or donating to this cause, you are helping to advance the research and science that is necessary to develop new therapies so that everyone with CF has a better chance to live a long and healthy life.
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 - both for my 2 girls and for everyone with CF. Please consider donating to help this dream become a reality in my girls' lifetime. And come walk with us at Great Strides in Cary on May 17th! Anyone who raises $100 will have a shirt waiting for them on walk day! Even if you can't walk with us, we would still appreciate any donation you are able to make.
With deepest gratitude,
Kimberly
While the CF Foundation has made incredible progress, not everyone with CF can benefit from existing therapies and we still need a cure. This will require time, funding, and persistence.
When our girls were born, we were told the life expectancy of child with CF was in the early 30s. This was a very hard pill to swallow and even though we never let that fear consume us and always remained determined, hopeful, and expectant for both of them to live a happy and full life, the thought of it continues to live somewhere in the background. The good news, however, is that because of the INCREDIBLE work of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and fundraisers just like this one, great strides have been made to drastically improve the lives of those with CF. Over the course of the past 14 years since we have been on this journey, we have witnessed the development of a number of life-changing therapies that have dramatically improved both the quality of life and the life-expectancy for many battling this disease and we have watched that number grow by 20-30 years!
However, as grateful as we are for how these therapies have benefited our children, there is still no cure for cystic fibrosis and too many people with CF are devastated by this disease, struggle to breathe early in life and fight life-threatening infections that leads to extensive lung damage and respiratory failure. I am walking to help change that reality with hopes that one day our fundraising efforts will lead researchers to a cure for CF. By joining our team or donating to this cause, you are helping to advance the research and science that is necessary to develop new therapies so that everyone with CF has a better chance to live a long and healthy life.
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 - both for my 2 girls and for everyone with CF. Please consider donating to help this dream become a reality in my girls' lifetime. And come walk with us at Great Strides in Cary on May 17th! Anyone who raises $100 will have a shirt waiting for them on walk day! Even if you can't walk with us, we would still appreciate any donation you are able to make.
With deepest gratitude,
Kimberly
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