Phoenix!
Nicole and Josh are two amazing parents whom I have had the pleasure of getting to know over the past two years. Nicole was one of 5 of my friends who became pregnant around the same time as me. We had so much fun celebrating our pregnancies and chatting over the months about what we were experiencing. Nicole is also a yogi! She has so much internal strength that guides her and balances her in her new role as mom. When Nicole was a few months pregnant she found out the phoenix had cystic fibrosis. According to the CF foundation, “cystic fibrosis is an inherited chronic disease that affects the lungs and digestive system of about 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). A defective gene and its protein product cause the body to produce unusually thick, sticky mucus that clogs the lungs and leads to life-threatening lung infections; and obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body break down and absorb food.” Due to the inability to absorb important nutrients from food, Phoenix has to take an enzyme before each meal. He also had to have surgery when he was just a few days old. That being said, Phoenix is such a gift to us all! As Nicole says, “He is the happiest baby on the block!”
This year Nicole is participating in the Great Strides Cystic Fibrosis walk to raise money for further research and to hopefully some day find a cure for CF. If you would like to donate money or participate in the CF walk, please go to her page by clicking here! To learn more about CF and the CF Foundation, visit www.cff.org. If you encounter a problem with a link, please visit Nicole’s Great Strides Home Page at http://www.cff.org/Great_Strides/PontzerNicole!
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