My Xtreme Hike Story
Lexie Hill
Fundraising for Western Pennsylvania Xtreme Hike
Lexie Hill
For the past two years, I have been the staff lead for the Metro DC Xtreme Hike. Now that I have moved home to Pittsburgh & on the Western PA team of CFF. I get to join the hikers through the mountains (exact mileage to be determined)!
I hike for my brother, Matt, who has cystic fibrosis. I've seen him at his sickest with months long stays in the hospital to his healthiest now thanks to research funded by CFF.
Instead of playing outside all day long like a typical little kid, Matt would have to do 2 hours of treatments a day with an overnight feed through a g-tube. That was on top of his dozens of pills a day. Thanks to life-changing medicine, now at nearly 21-years old, he no longer needs to do daily 2-hour long treatments, and his g-tube came out a few years ago.
While his health has gotten significantly better, he still has a life-threatening genetic disease. He still needs to closely monitor his health, take special precautions to avoid getting even so much as a cold, and take dozens of pills daily.
That is why I'm committed to curing CF. I'm raising money to find a cure for Matt & every CF fighter. They deserve a life free of cystic fibrosis.
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.
I hike for my brother, Matt, who has cystic fibrosis. I've seen him at his sickest with months long stays in the hospital to his healthiest now thanks to research funded by CFF.
Instead of playing outside all day long like a typical little kid, Matt would have to do 2 hours of treatments a day with an overnight feed through a g-tube. That was on top of his dozens of pills a day. Thanks to life-changing medicine, now at nearly 21-years old, he no longer needs to do daily 2-hour long treatments, and his g-tube came out a few years ago.
While his health has gotten significantly better, he still has a life-threatening genetic disease. He still needs to closely monitor his health, take special precautions to avoid getting even so much as a cold, and take dozens of pills daily.
That is why I'm committed to curing CF. I'm raising money to find a cure for Matt & every CF fighter. They deserve a life free of cystic fibrosis.
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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