Dear Friend,

Carmine is always dancing. Just about any tune, even the sound of the doorbell, can inspire the one-and-a-half year old. He’s also a fan of Mickey Mouse, string cheese, and playtime at the local park.

“Aside from his treatments he’s like a normal baby,” says mom, Emily. “Every time we go to clinic our doctor says his lungs sound great, his growth is amazing – it’s always shining stars.”

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Carmine was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at two weeks old, so he’s never known a life without daily breathing treatments and pills served in applesauce. Emily realizes how lucky they are. “It was very frightening at first, but we kept high hopes. I’m grateful he was born when he was because we can take advantage of all these amazing advancements.”

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Emily’s hope for the future is that, someday soon, she can tell Carmine about the disease he used to have. “With all this progress, I think that will actually happen; that one day, he will only remember having CF.” She also hopes that Carmine will achieve everything he dreams of doing, whether that’s playing on the high school football team, becoming a painter or a chef, running marathons, or spending time with his grandkids one day. “I just want him to get the most out of life – for nothing to stand in his way.”

Friend, people like you help create hope for brighter tomorrows, and for the day when CF stands for Cure Found. Together, we have come so far in the past year: help make even more progress possible by making your gift today.

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