I have the pleasure of knowing a family through my church that could use the benefit of the kindness of strangers. They are the Fighting Fish! DJ and Rebecca Fish are the proud parents of Colin and Katelyn Fish who are both stricken with Cystic Fibrosis. If you do not know what Cystic Fibrosis is, it is a condition that makes your body create too much mucus which builds up in the lungs and makes it extremely difficult to breath. CF also impairs the body's ability to extract and process nutrients out of food, which leaves the infected without the ability to operate normally like we take for granted.
Now I do not normally spread the message about raising money for debilitating diseases because frankly I am bombarded on a daily basis to raise money for causes. Fortunately with CF, I have had the extremely pleasure to know Colin Fish, his dad DJ and his mother Rebecca. I had the joy of watching Colin in our church's nursery while his parents attended service. I have to say that Colin is a truly happy and joyous child. He is probably the happiest baby I have ever met regardless if he was having a bad day or not. The kindness and curiosity that Colin exhibits as an infant and now as a toddler lets me believe that he will grow up to be not only a productive member in our society, but a loving and caring person that could enrich all of our lives if we have the pleasure to meet him.
For this cause I ask anyone that reads this blog to seriously consider donating to this worthwhile cause. You can click on the posted link below to pledge an amount for the walk we will be having in May. A little know fact is that the CF Foundation runs totally on private donations. Since this disease affects such a small portion of the population, it rarely receives funding from the Federal Government which donates to larger causes such as Breast Cancer and other more widespread diseases. THIS MEANS THAT ALL OF THE MONEY DONATED TO THIS CAUSE DIRECTLY EFFECTS THE PEOPLE THAT IT IS MEANT TO HELP. So please find it within yourself to help this very noble cause.
Here is the link to donate: http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/dsp_DonationPage.cfm?walkid=6368&idUser=334823
Here is a video to introduce you to who you will be helping. These are real people within your own community. So please find it within yourself to help.
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