Jamiebug Paracord Bracelets

May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month!

I wanted to introduce you to my friend Jamie. Jamie has CF and received her lung transplant over five years ago. We came across her blog, Jamiebug, some time ago and have been following her ever since.

Jamie

I find this woman beyond inspirational! She is amazingly positive despite all that she has been through in her life. I love reading what she is up to and how much life her new lungs have given her. What I find just as inspirational is how her husband stuck by her and fought for her when she got so sick. What a testimony to their love and marriage vows!

I would encourage you to watch the video of her story if you’d like. Let me warn you… it is pretty hard to watch. Just make sure you are prepared for it, it might bring a few tears.

Jamie makes these fun and fabulous paracord bracelets to help offset the costs of her medical bills. She was nice enough to send me one, and I love it! Of course I picked purple for CF awareness, but she makes them in many different colors and patterns. I think her organ donation bracelet is pretty awesome too. Since they are all handmade by her, she can make just about any color combination you would desire. Check out some of her creations on her donation page and find out which colors you’d like to have.

Bracelet

I feel lucky to have “met” Jamie and to consider her a friend. Thanks for considering helping her out by buying one of her bracelets.

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Bowers Family Fundraising

May 10, 2012 By 1 Comment

May is Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month! Would you consider making a donation to someone who is raising money for a cure?

Do you know the Bowers family? We had the joy of getting to meet them in person when they came to Florida last year. Kaleb Bowers is 11 years old and has Cystic Fibrosis. We have really enjoyed being able to keep in touch with them over the last couple of years. He and Jesse have become CF buddies.

Bowers family

This family is amazing in how much money they are able to raise and donate to CF research. They always have fundraisers going on and we truly appreciate all the time and energy they spend working towards finding a cure for CF. We are so very proud to be a part of Team Kaleb!

Team Kaleb

What really touched my heart was how hard Kaleb’s little sister, Hannah, is also working toward helping to find a cure for CF. She has raised thousands of dollars through her Coins for a Cure! She even made it on to her local news… they did a story about her cause. What an amazing girl she is!!

If you’d like to be a part of Team Kaleb, check out their donation page and help them meet their fundraising goals! Learn more about the Bowers family by following their blog, A Little Hope from Oklahoma.

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Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month

May 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment

May is Cystic Fibrosis awareness month.

Did you know these CF facts?

  • 30,000 children and adults have CF in the United States.
  • More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the defective CF gene.
  • The disease occurs in one of every 3,500 live births of all Americans and about 1,000 new cases of cystic fibrosis are diagnosed each year.

I wrote last May about the history of CF, how people with CF are affected by germs, the special diet that many people with CF have to follow, and the treatments that people with CF do to keep their lungs as healthy as possible. Check out these posts or visit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to learn more about CF.

CF bandsAlso… we are still selling Cystic Fibrosis awareness bands for only $1.00. A portion of the money we raise is donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help find a cure. Order one today and show your support with your purple band!

There are lots of other ways to raise money for CF research… I plan to share several other ways to help over the next couple of days.

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