CF Fundraising 2022
Hello past donors to cystic fibrosis research!
I last raised money for CF research in 2019. They had virtual events in 2020 and 2021 – but I was not able to participate. In this time my dad entered the “severe Alzheimer’s” stage and I have taken over care for him. I know there are a lot of deserving causes to champion. Every little bit adds up and, while I hope you support CF research, I really just want all of us to make the world a better place.
This is my 13th year raising money to help find a cure for cystic fibrosis. I do this in memory of my friend, Tara, who passed away on November 18, 2017.
Tara was full of positivity, throughout her life - throughout her illnesses, hospital stays, medications, pain and discomfort. She made the world feel a little brighter - a little more full of hope. When really great things happen in my day, I feel her presence. It's her reminder that life is precious - life is short - and everything is going to be OK ... have hope.
Thank you for your generous donations in the past! At some point over the past 12 years, you have honored Tara (and me) by making a contribution to fund cystic fibrosis research. None of you have ever met Tara. But she knew about you. She appreciated that my friends, who didn't know her, wanted to help her. She appreciated that you cared about her.
Today I am asking for:
1) Please consider making a donation to the Tara K Telford Graduate Student Award for Cystic Fibrosis Research at UC Davis (this is where I donate every year). You can do this online from the following link. Please let me know that you have donated to this fund so I can properly thank you. I will not receive a notification that you donated.
https://give.ucdavis.edu/GRAD/150006
or
Consider donating to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through our Great Strides walk (my 12th year participating - will take place in Walnut Creek on April 30) using this link (I will get a notification). You can also sign up to walk with us from this link.
2) Become an organ donor. Become a blood donor. Save a life. Who knows .... it could be yours one day.
3) If you are healthy, and I hope you are, make good choices about your body. We owe it to those who can't control their health to appreciate ours.
This is an update that Tara wrote in 2016. I think it makes sense to share it again.
To say we had a challenging year in this household could be an understatement. It started off with so much hope as I got the call for my double lung transplant on January 1, 2016. What was supposed to be a 2-3 week recovery turned into months of hard work and uncertainty. I survived 5 months on life support followed by battles of viruses, lung infections, lung rejection, heart failure and now kidney failure. By my side through it all has been my family.
My donor’s name was Becky. She was 29 years old and she had an 8 year old daughter. Without her family’s selfless gift I wouldn’t be here writing to you today. Becky and her family will forever be my heroes as they saved my life this last year.
Cystic Fibrosis still affects many parts of my body, but I am breathing clear, free of CF in my lungs. Professor Kurth and his team at UC Davis are still providing important research for Cystic Fibrosis. With your help they can continue this important research year after year. Please consider making a donation so they can continue to fight CF.
Thank you to all of my donors - and especially to my "Honor Roll of Donors."
12 years Lauren and Tom Mensch Erin Haley Vivian Hui 11 years Loy and Marge Hayes Julie and Joe Pierron Annie Chang Joy and Jared Goor Audrey and Bryan Gillette 10 years 6 years Corey McIntyre Kristin Perkins Bill and Sharon McKee Rick Long 9 years Raul Tiansay Jean Kelley Michelle Nystrom Hassan Mahmoud 5 years Ryan Long Becky and Cordell Baanhofman 8 years Aruna Paritala Michelle and Fran Coen Shannon DeCola Annie Chang Christine Butler Gina Piper 7 years John and Janine Loconsolo
A list of this year's donors can be found here:
https://nystromfam.blogspot.com/2022/02/thank-you-for-your-cf-donation-2022.html
THANK YOU for your continued support and donations! After the walk I'll send our donors some pictures of us walking, thanks to your support.
Christina
Post with list of 2019's donors
https://someonechristina.blogspot.com/2019/01/thank-you-for-your-cf-donation-2019.html
Post from 2019's walk
https://someonechristina.blogspot.com/2019/08/cystic-fibrosis-walk-2019.html
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