Cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that:

• clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections
• obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.

In the 1950s, few children with cystic fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, advances in research and medical treatments have further enhanced and extended life for children and adults with CF. Many people with the disease can now expect to live into their 30s, 40s and beyond.

Statistics

• About 1,000 new cases of cystic fibrosis are diagnosed each year.
• More than 70% of patients are diagnosed by age two.
• More than 45% of the CF patient population is age 18 or older.
• The predicted median age of survival for a person with CF is in the mid-30s.

Good Reasons to donate to help kids with Cystic Fibrosis (CF):

• CF is a life-threatening genetic disease that affects nearly 30,000 children and adults in the United States.

• Cystic fibrosis is an orphan—or rare—disease, so we need your support to fund research.  If we don’t do it, no one else will.  

• In 1955, children born with CF often died before reaching elementary school. Today, people with CF are living into their 30s, 40s and beyond. More than 46 percent of people with CF are age 18 or older.  We are on our way to finding a cure.

• Virtually every approved CF drug available today was made possible because of support from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation . 

• It is a historic time in the fight against cystic fibrosis. For the first time, drugs aimed at correcting the underlying cause of the disease are in development. To date, only drugs that treat the symptoms, not the cause, have been available.

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To make a donation by check:
Make check payable to The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Send to: Ms. Janelle Buchheit, P.O. Box 132, Hibbs, PA 15443


HOW YOUR DONATION WILL BE USED:
Nearly 90 cents of every dollar of Foundation revenue goes to support vital CF research, medical and education programs.   That’s money well spent!