Only a few months after being born, my brother was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. He was very sick but eventually got healthier. He did not eat a lot of food so he had to be tube fed but still ate like a regular person (orally) though he didn't eat much. Despite having trouble with breathing he became an excellent athlete and plays flag football and soccer. He has had many surgeries and has to do medical treatments multiple times a day. He also has to have insulin with his food and insulin every morning because he has CF Related Diabetes which isn't Type 1 or Type 2. We go to the CFF Great Strides Walk in Cincinnati every year. Every family that is affected by CF has many reasons to thank the Esiason Foundation for their donations to build the Esiason Lung & Cystic Fibrosis Center in the world renowned Cincinnati Childrens' Hospital and to fund research. For our family, the reason we thank them is for their donations that help researchers find new ways to treat CF. Cincinnati Childrens' Hospital has also done a big part in helping CF patients. Cincinnati Childrens' Hospital doctors and nurses have helped in our fight against CF and we cannot thank them enough for all they have done.