 Please help for "Hope" Sometimes illness and disease hits close to home Kelly is married to Mark and his niece has inherited chronic disease known as Cystic fibrosis. Help us find a cure for baby Virginia Blue! After a three year struggle and two heartbreaking miscarriages we were blessed on March 3, 2009 with our beautiful Virginia Blue. We have never been so happy in all our lives. She is the joy and happiness of our days. She lights up any room and could bring a smile to any face. She is nothing short of AMAZING! We love her so very much. When Virginia Blue was 3 weeks old we got the worst news of our lives. Our Beautiful, long awaited daughter tested positive for CF. Nether of us have any family history of CF and were shocked and scared. After a week of crying and feeling overwhelmed we decided it was time to pull it together and fight for our daughter. We are beyond grateful to all of you for helping us work towards a cure for so many tiny angels suffering with this terrible disease. 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; and * obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food. We joined her team to find a cure and you can as well. Joining her team is as simple as using our services or by directly going to the Great Strides page by using this link. Help for "Hope"
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