Hey Everyone,

As you have come to know and trust, I don't often send messages to
those of you on my email list. As such, when I do it means what I
have to say is tremendously important to me.

That said, I need your help and support. Many of you know my husband
is a pediatrician at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and is pursuing a
career in the care of children who suffer from cystic fibrosis and
research towards better treatments and ultimately a cure.

Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common genetic diseases that
results in the body's production of thick mucus which leads to
life-threatening lung infections. Children with this horrendous
disease truly suffer and struggle to survive on literally a daily
basis.

Through the great efforts of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and
physicians and researchers like my husband children with cystic
fibrosis have seen a dramatic improvement in their quality of life and
survival. However, we are far from ending their terrible suffering
and the abbreviation of their precious lives.

Each year the Foundation hosts a walk to raise support towards this
end. If you feel moved to join me and my husband in support of this
desperate need and the lives of these special children please visit
http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/TylerKrohn and make your
tax-deductible donation. Every single bit, even $5, makes a
tremendous difference!

Much love,
Kp