Our son Azer was born on October the 6th, 2003. He was so perfect. Those tiny feet and hands. He was born with a lot of hair too. He was born in Colorado. In Colorado, included in the newborn screening for diseases, they did the mandatory test for Cystic Fibrosis. We had no idea what Cystic Fibrosis was at the time.

Soon after Azer was born, he started to loose weight. In only a week he had lost a pound or more. He also had a cough. The pediatrician didn't know why. When the results finally came back from the newborn screening, they said he might have CF. So they sent us off to another place to get a sweat chloride test. It turned out to be positive.

Even though we felt devastated, we soon came to learn that the diagnosis of CF is no longer a death sentence thanks to the new therapies and medications available today. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is working hard at finding a cure, and also is developing new drugs to help keep improving the quality of life for people like Azer.

GREAT STRIDES is the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's largest and most successful national fund-raising event. This year, I'm walking in the GREAT STRIDES walk at the 2009 Keller/Southlake/Grapevine - Bear Creek Park walk on 03/27/2009. Please help me meet my fund-raising goal of $500.00 by sponsoring me. Your generous gift will be used efficiently and effectively, as nearly 90 cents of every dollar of revenue raised is available for investment in vital CF programs to support research, care and education.

Making a donation is easy and secure! Just click the "Click to Donate" button on this page to go to make a donation that will be credited to my team. Any amount you can donate is greatly appreciated!

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a devastating genetic disease that affects tens of thousands of children and young adults in the United States. Research and care supported by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is making a huge difference in extending the quality of life for those with CF. However, we continue to lose precious lives to CF every day. That's why your help is needed now more than ever to ensure that a cure is found sooner - rather than later. To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org.

Together, we can make a difference in the lives of those with CF! Thank you for supporting the mission of the CF Foundation and GREAT STRIDES!

To Visit Azers CF Website, visit www.azerscfwebsite.com

The bulleted list is listing what has been donated in person, and online. Thank you to everyone!

• $9 - Parker and Preston - Thanks Cool Dudes!
• $25 - Gwynnith Irizarry - Thank You Grandma!
• $100 - Thank you Harold!
• $10 - Thank you Anthony & Linda!
• $25 - Thank you so much Cathy!
• $25 - Thank you Susan!
• $10 - Thanks Shana!! You have an awesome store!