Debra's First Marathon... Helping Fight Cystic Fibrosis!
I, Debra Castell, am running the Big D Texas Marathon on April 1, 2007, with the hopes of raising at least $2500 for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) research and patient assistance. I am partnering with the Boomer Esiason Foundation, which provides scholarships for CF patients, as well as educational programs. Money raised will also go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), and their quest for a cure.
I was diagnosed two years ago with CF, which affects all parts of my body, but most importantly, my lungs. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease for which there is no cure. A defective gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections. The research funded by the CFF has made a huge difference in treatments, and the life expectancy for CF patients is now approximately 34 years.
However, we continue to lose precious lives to CF every day, which is why your help is needed now more than ever to ensure that a cure is found sooner - rather than later.
With YOUR help, we can make CF stand for "cure found"
Please help support me, as well as the 30,000 other CFers who are living with this terrible disease.
THANK YOU!
I was diagnosed two years ago with CF, which affects all parts of my body, but most importantly, my lungs. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease for which there is no cure. A defective gene causes the body to produce abnormally thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections. The research funded by the CFF has made a huge difference in treatments, and the life expectancy for CF patients is now approximately 34 years.
However, we continue to lose precious lives to CF every day, which is why your help is needed now more than ever to ensure that a cure is found sooner - rather than later.
With YOUR help, we can make CF stand for "cure found"
Please help support me, as well as the 30,000 other CFers who are living with this terrible disease.
THANK YOU!