ChariTea Speech

So, here is the Speech I gave at the Event

Charitea Event

Charitea

                                           

Nearly 3 weeks ago, I attended the Charitea event organised by Fawn Rogers. It was an event to raise awareness about Organ donation.

94.7 cycle challenge

Please support this year, and ride for Cystic Fibrosis

Hi everyone, we have a team in for 94.7. Join us and cycle for rare diseases. We have a specific group for pulmonary conditions. Email info@rarediseases.co.za would love to represent CF too.

Who to contact

Who to contact if you suspect Cystic Fibrosis

What is Cystic Fibrosis

What Causes Cystic Fibrosis?

People are born with Cystic Fibrosis; it is a genetic disorder. CF is caused by a mutation in a gene called the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) which helps create sweat, digestive juices, and mucus. Although most people without CF have two working copies of the CFTR gene, only one gene is needed to prevent cystic fibrosis. CF develops when neither gene works normally. The CFTR gene is therefore a recessive gene and, because both men and women can develop cystic fibrosis, CF is known as an autosomal recessive disease. The name cystic fibrosis comes from the characteristic scarring (fibrosis) and cyst formation within the pancreas, first recognized in the 1930s. When two people who carry a defective version of the gene responsible for CF have a child, there is: