This May, I’ll be hiking the Grand Canyon to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in honor of my son, Kemper, and everyone else living with cystic fibrosis.

When Kemper was born, Emily and I were overwhelmed and honestly pretty scared about what the future might hold. A CF diagnosis comes with a lot of unknowns. But thanks to the incredible CF community we’ve found — and the decades of research and progress made before Kemper was ever born — our story today is filled with hope.

Kemper is doing super great. And we don’t take that for granted for a second.

The treatments helping him stay healthy exist because of the families, advocates, and donors who pushed research forward years ago. We benefit every single day from work we didn’t even see happening at the time. That fills us with a deep sense of gratitude — and a strong desire to give back.

That’s why I’m doing this hike.

That’s why we fundraise.

CF is still a life-shortening, debilitating disease with no cure. The daily treatment burden is heavy, and too many families are still waiting for breakthroughs that will change their lives. I want Kemper — and everyone with CF — to grow up in a world where that burden is lighter, and eventually, gone.

Every donation supports life-changing research, better treatments, and the hope of a cure. I’m incredibly thankful for any support, whether that’s a donation, sharing this page, or simply cheering from the sidelines.

We are standing on the shoulders of those who gave before us. Now it’s our turn to help push things forward.