patiently await their pizza!
Cystic Fibrosis is a devastating genetic disease, which right now we don’t have the ability to cure, but we can and one day we will! CF is a giant part of my life, as my friend Isabelle, a beautiful three year old has CF, and I hope that one day we can do more for her than treat but cure her! And with her, so many other people who have CF. Before I knew Isabelle, I had known that CF was a disease, but did not know much more not anyone with it. Then two years ago, I met Isabelle and I will forever fight to help find a cure for CF. I never thought I would be as inspired as I am by her, she is so amazing, and incredibly smart! Her parents are wonderful people, and the three of them are now family to us all. I’m blessed to have met such amazing people.
So I am walking next Saturday with the Great Strides walk, down at Revere Beach – the turnout is anticipated to be good and I am hoping for great weather, a quick 5 mile walk down the boardwalk in the morning. So far I’ve raised $365 toward the CF Foundation, and with the Dough Raiser I hope that we were able to raise at least another $300! In addition to this walk we are doing, Isabelle’s father rides a 250 mile (yes I said 250 mile) motocross event every June to benefit the CF Foundation, and last year we were able to raise $400 for that at my job site, a construction site, full of hard working sweaty men donated $400 to the CF Foundation, I was beyond touched.
I guess it’s hard to realize the need for research, treatment and a cure for something until you’ve associated a face with it, for me I have associated a lot more than a face, it’s my family, and I don’t give up on family. So again, thank you to everyone who helped! For more information on CF, you can visit, www.cff.org. Our team is Breath.Believe but on May 8th we will walk as Isabelle’s Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo Crew* with pride and confidence that together we can and will make CF stand for CURE FOUND!