Thank You for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page for my friend Leah.

 

Leah is a great find friend of mine , in fact my best mate who unfortunately lost her life to Cystic Fibrosis aged 23!  Leah was a breath of fresh air, beautiful, has an amazing laugh and to this day is a massive part in her friends, her family and my life!  Please donate to this charity to help find a cure for this heartbreaking illness.

 

What is Cystic Fibrosis?

·     Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases.

·     It is caused by a faulty gene that controls the movement of salt and water in and out of the cells within the body.

·     Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system, by clogging them with thick sticky mucus. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food.

·     Over 9,000 people in the UK have Cystic Fibrosis.

·     If two carriers have a child, the baby has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis.

·     Over two million people in the UK carry the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis - around 1 in 25 of the population.

·     Over 95% of the UK CF population is Caucasian, but CF affects many ethnic groups.

·     Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis.

·     Each week, two young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis.

·     Currently half of the CF population will live past 41 years of age, and improvements in treatments mean a baby born today is expected to live even longer.

So please dig deep and donate now

 

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