Seventeen years ago, a doctor told a new mom not to Google cystic fibrosis - the stories she'd find would be frightening. But what he said next gave her the hope she needed: if there were ever a time to be born with CF, it is now. She was told about an organization that was diligently working to develop a powerful research pipeline in the quest to create longer, fuller lives, better treatments, and *hopefully* a cure for all who live with CF - including her newborn son. In that moment, the mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation became mine, too.