My Breathe Team Story
Deb Ratterman-Warnecke
Fundraising for 2026 Bank of America Chicago Marathon
Deb Ratterman-Warnecke
Here I am again asking for your financial support. Last year, at 74, I completed the Chicago Marathon as a runner raising funds for Cystic Fibrosis. You ask, “Ratterman why are you doing this AGAIN at 75”. I say, because I can!! I can walk and run for someone who can’t. I can raise funds for research. I can make a difference. Sometimes during training I struggle to control my breath but that struggle is temporary. After feeling sorry for myself, I am reminded that for everyone with CF every single day is a struggle to do something we all take for granted, breathing.
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis and too many people with CF die young. I’m running to help change that reality.
CF is a genetic, life-shortening disease that devastates the lungs, pancreas, and other vital organs. CF makes it difficult to breathe and fight life-threatening infections, often leading to extensive lung damage and respiratory failure.
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.
There is currently no cure for cystic fibrosis and too many people with CF die young. I’m running to help change that reality.
CF is a genetic, life-shortening disease that devastates the lungs, pancreas, and other vital organs. CF makes it difficult to breathe and fight life-threatening infections, often leading to extensive lung damage and respiratory failure.
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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