

My Great Strides Story
Fundraising for Metro East, IL Great Strides
Abby Christine
Hey everyone! I’m back again this year to raise money for the cystic fibrosis foundation.
A lot of you may already be familiar with cystic fibrosis (CF) but for those who are not familiar, CF is a chronic genetic disease that affects the respiratory, digestive, and endocrine systems. CF makes it difficult to carry out everyday tasks that may seem easy to the rest of us. People with CF are constantly in and out of clinical trials, hospital visits and doctor’s appointments hoping for a cure.
The ‘recent’ Trikafta medication has been a major milestone for many people with CF. Many are able to see a drastic increase in lung function and are doing things in their everyday life that they never thought they would be able to do again. Although this medications is effective for a wide range of the CF gene mutations, there is still no cure for the disease, and certain CF mutations remained untouched by this medication.
With further donations and research CF is one step closer to being cured.
This organization is very important to my family and me. If willing and able please consider donating and/or sharing!!!
Over the past 4 years y’all have helped me to raise over $5,000 for this foundation. Thank you all so much for your continued support over these past years! 💙💛
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