My Great Strides Story


Nearly 40,000 people in the United States have cystic fibrosis: a progressive, genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and other organs. They are moms, dads, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, and friends who face the sobering prospect of a shortened lifespan. I walk for them and especially for my amazing niece and Goddaughter, Catherine!


Thanks in large part to the medications developed jointly with the CFF and pharmaceutical companies, Catherine is doing really well. She and Andrew love their new home outside Detroit and they are kept busy by their two adorable boys, Patrick David and Leo Francis.  We love getting together with them!

Working alongside the CF community, the CF Foundation has fostered the development of more than a dozen CF treatments and helped add decades of life for people with CF. Yet, many people with CF do not benefit from existing therapies. Our vision is a cure for every person with cystic fibrosis – a life free from the burden of this disease – and we will not leave anyone behind.

You can support me!

By supporting my fundraising goal, you have an opportunity in your lifetime to be part of ending this disease and continuing to support Catherine and the many others like her. Please consider joining us and help make medical history.