Caroline Starnes

Caroline Starnes
Adult with CF
Caroline Starnes

Caroline lives in the Peach State with her husband and fur-baby, Major. She recently celebrated her 10-year anniversary with GEICO. She loves being involved with the Georgia Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Her favorite chapter event is Great Strides, where she leads her team “The Salty Anchors.” She recently became chair for GEICO's CF Committee and is loving the challenge of figuring out virtual fundraising. When not working or raising awareness for CF, you will most likely find her singing and dancing in the kitchen while channeling her inner gourmet cook. When she has time, she loves to share her culinary creations on her “Yankee Girl in a Southern World” Facebook page. You can connect with her on Instagram and on Facebook.

Blog Posts

Caroline Mageau Starnes and a man white water rafting.

As someone who does not qualify for Trikafta®, I took particular interest in the first plenary of the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, which discussed potential treatments for people with nonsense and rare mutations. I learned that researchers are exploring a variety of options, and some early research has shown promising results.

| 5 min read
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I have learned that I can live a full life -- including marriage, cooking, and skeet shooting -- despite my rare/nonsense cystic fibrosis mutations. Even if love, hugs, and my sense of humor are all I have to give on some days, then I'm OK with that.

| 8 min read