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Fighting Cystic Fibrosis In All Children Is Another Way To Show Love By Lori Grier Poet SUlf Writer Kissing your child is a wonderful way to show love. Another way to show love is to fight Cystic Fibro sis in ALL children, which is a matter of life and death. If you participate in The Charlotte Post's First An nual Christmas Shopping Spree and Favorite Charity Fund Raiser, you can earn points which can be con verted tntu^astr contribu tions for research to find a cure for CF and medical care to improve and lengthen lives. One of the signs of Cys tic Fibrosis (CF), an in herited, fatal lung and di gestive disease, is a strong salty taste to the skin. A child who “tastes salty” should be seen by a doctor and tested for CF. Chances are, your child does not have CF-but if he does--prompt diagnosis and treatment are essential to his well-being. CF is the most serious lung-damaging disease in -children and young adults. It is inherited, incurable and fatal. A child with CF tastes salty, because CF affects the glands that produce mucus, tears, saliva and sweat. The sweat of CF patients is unusually salty. special meaicai treat ment has been developed for children with CF. This treatment, begun early, lengthens and improves lives. Fifty percent of all CF victims can be expected to live to the age of 21, and possibly longer. Current re search is on the road to unloclting the mystery of CF--with the goal of con quering CF through a cure. CF research and care pro grams are supported by the vear-round fundraising ef forts of the CF Foundation. Children can be tested for CF at the UNC School of Medicine at Chapel Hill and Duke University Hos pital in Durham. The CF Foundation helps support 125 of these centers in major medical facilities nationwide. The North Carolina Chapter of the CF Foundation can provide your or your pediatrician Kiss your child and watch for all of these signs of CF: Strong salty taste to the skin, recurrent whe^F ing; persistent coughing excessive mucus; penu monia more than once; excessive appetite-poor weight gain; clubbing (en largement) of the finger tips) persistent, bulky diarrhea; and nasal polyps. According to Miss Sharon Culp, Area Director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, there is a group of about 25 volun teers in Charlotte, plus the help of many service or ganizations such as Jay cees. Jaycettes, Insurance Women, Key Clubs, Civin -ettes. etc—Some of their major fundraising events are the WSOC-FM-Radis son Plaza Stair Climb (scheduled lor February 4). the Bush Stationers Monopoly Tournament for CF (also in February), the Ice Capades Chalet Ma rathon Skate, the Charlotte Open Egg Tossing Cham pionship (in May), and the annual Bowl for Breath Tournament, which was held last Saturday. They are also just concluding a successful door-to-door campaign which recruited more than 1,500 volunteers from Mecklenburg County to call on their neighbors for contributions' "A large part of our time is devoted to education and referral services We pro vide programs and litera ture to schools, civic groups and individuals at no charge. Each Septem oer we oring in a speaker who has particular exper tise in the field for an educational program The N'.C. Insurance Women I also sponsor Kiss Your Baby Week each Septem ber to educate the public about the signs of CF,” said Culp. you can reach Sharon Culp for additional infor mation about Cystic Fibro sis by calling 377-0079 or 542-1479 TUNE IN... With A Subscription To -THE CHARIXHTF. POST 376*0496 1 ^■■■■■mi
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