Cystic Fibrosis - GREAT STRIDES

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I am writing to ask for your help and enlist your support. I recently signed up to participate in GREAT STRIDES: Taking Steps to Cure Cystic Fibrosis, which is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s annual, nationwide walk.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene. Much progress has been made toward finding a cure for CF, however, the CF Foundation’s work is far from over, as precious young lives continue to be lost to this disease.

I am currently the Clinical Nurse Coordinator for the Intermountain Cystic Fibrosis Center and care for over 200 pediatric patients with CF.

I will be walking on May 16, 2009 in Salt Lake City with a large group of people in honor of all of the individuals affected by CF. Collectively, we would like to raise as much money as possible for vital CF research. I would appreciate a donation from you if your budget allows. Your charitable contribution is 100 percent tax deductible.

Your contribution will enable the CF Foundation to take full advantage of the tremendous opportunities in CF research that are now on the horizon. The path to finding a cure for CF is paved with numerous research opportunities—any one of which could have a profound impact on the lives of those with the disease. The only thing standing in the way of a cure is additional money to fund this life-saving research. Your support allows us to give children and adults with CF the quality of life and future they deserve.

Thank you for supporting this important cause!

Best wishes

Sue Meihls, RN
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Intermountain CF Center
Primary Children's Medical Center
100 N. Mario Cappechi Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah 84113