ABOUT US

 

On February 25, 2013, our son Cordell Austin Michael was born with a bowel blockage. Three days later he hadto have a major surgery to remove the blockage and was then diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Cordell spent the next 2 months at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Cordell underwent a second major surgery in April before he was finally released to come home to his family.

 

Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that mainly affects the pancrease and lungs (http://www.cff.org/aboutcf/).  Individuals with Cystic Fibrosis have an average life expectancy of 37 years. 

 

Since the day he was born, Cordell has brought such joy and light into everyone's lives. He always has a smile on his face and a laugh that can melt any heart. He has taught us the importance of  each and every breathe we take and we want to keep Cordell around for a long, long time.

 

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is making great strides in the battle against CF and hopes to have a cure within the next 20 years.  To make this happen, we need to raise funds to help with their efforts.  Cordell's Crusaders is a group of Cordell's family and friends that want to help make the cure for CF become a reality.
 

The mission of Cordell’s Crusaders is to do our part in the fight against Cystic Fibrosis. We will educate others

about the disease,raise funds to aide research for a cure, and provide support to those living with Cystic Fibrosis.

We will strive to do our part in this battle and we will not stop until CF stands for "Cure Found."