Team Luca

08/18/2026

☀️ Last summer, Luca was still considered a “fresh transplant,” which meant weekly blood draws at TX Children’s, frequent doctor visits, lots of medications, and no traveling. We were strictly focused on keeping him healthy.

😎 This summer, we were able to celebrate just how far Luca has come. We traveled to visit our families in FL and CT. He played summer basketball, played outside with Dominic and Annabella and did all the things a 12 year old should do.

🙏 We are so grateful for the memories we were able to make and will never take it for granted.

❤️ So long, summer of ‘26!

08/10/2026

🌟12 years ago we started Team Luca to become a part of the solution, a piece of a cure.

🏊 This weekend, three amazing friends - Dave Kennedy, Tucker Williams and Corey McCarragher swam from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco in sub-60 degree water all while raising over $3,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

🤝 They are what we always hoped Team Luca would become - a big group of people dedicated to this fight.

👊 That’s what it’s going to take - A TEAM.

💙💛 We’re blessed with a great one, that’s growing everyday.

08/05/2026

Our great friend DeeKay is swimming the Sharkfest Swim, an open water 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco. 100% of the proceeds raised will benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation . Let’s get behind Dave and Beat CF! Link to donate in comments ❤️🦁👇

08/04/2026

🌴What an unforgettable Bushwacker Festival weekend for Team Luca!

💗 Our hearts are overflowing with gratitude.

🎗️This past weekend, because of an incredible community and the generosity of so many people, Team Luca raised over $12,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation!

💪 Once again, we were reminded how powerful a community can be when it comes together for a cause.

🍹🎶The Sandshaker has been part of our family’s story for years, so seeing so many people rally around Team Luca and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation was incredibly meaningful. Bushwacker Weekend has always been about bringing people together, and this year it brought people together for something that truly matters.

🫶To everyone who bought a raffle ticket, purchased a Whack CF shirt, volunteered, shared our fundraiser, or simply stopped by to learn about Luca’s story…thank you.

✨Because of you, we’re helping fund the research that gives families like ours hope.

💙💛 100% of the proceeds raised will go directly to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation through Team Luca to help advance research, improve treatments and bring us closer to a cure.

🙏 From our family to yours, thank you for believing in Team Luca and standing beside us in the fight against cystic fibrosis.

We truly couldn’t do this without you.

Together, we will BEAT CF. ❤️🦁

08/01/2026

What a weekend! 🐐🏆

👏 Congratulations to Luca on being named the Be Someone Sports GOAT Award winner! We’re so proud of the player he’s becoming—not just because of his talent, but because of his heart, perseverance, and love for the game.

🤝 We’re also excited to welcome Coach Brandon to Team Luca! He’s already become a great friend and is passionate about helping us Beat CF!

❤️ Thank you to everyone who continues to support Team Luca. The best is yet to come!

07/31/2026

Earlier this week, Luca had a CT scan at Texas Children’s to monitor his liver transplant. Tonight, he’ll be on the basketball court doing what he loves, competing in a playoff game.

That’s life with cystic fibrosis.

The hospital visits, ultrasounds, scans, blood draws, and breathing treatments don’t stop because there’s a game to play. They happen right alongside school, sports, and all the normal moments of being 12.

We’re incredibly grateful for the moments he gets to be a kid… and tonight, he gets to play the game he’s been looking forward to all week. ❤️🦁

07/24/2026

We may be a little biased, but Luca will always be our GOAT! 🐐❤️

If you’ve got a minute, we’d be so grateful if you’d show him some love by liking HIS photo in the BeSomeone’s GOAT competition.

Every vote means a lot to him. Thank you for always supporting Team Luca!

🏀 Vote here 👇

https://www.facebook.com/share/19D5wsZqXp/?mibextid=wwXIfr

07/24/2026

Powerful insight from Lexi Wright, an athlete with CF, on the preconceptions that this disease carries.

“While living with cystic fibrosis has brought its challenges - including being underestimated by others - I’ve never let it limit what I can achieve.”

"During one of the training sessions at the camp, I had a hard time breathing because I missed a CF treatment. I told my coach that I had a lung disease, and this completely changed the way that he saw me as a player. I realized that because I had told him about my disease, I started to get less playing time, and he became way more concerned with my stamina than he was before.

It was clear to me that he believed I was less capable than other players because of my disability. Due to this stereotype, I felt anxiety and pressure to perform, even though I was more than capable of holding my own. Thankfully, this motivated me to work even harder and prove the coach wrong, but it still set me back in that moment.

Throughout my life, I have been underestimated by doctors, teachers, and coaches, but I have never underestimated myself."

07/08/2026

Leaving a little bit of Team Luca wherever he goes! ❤️🦁

Luca loves stopping by to sign the chalkboard counter Texas Children's when we have time in between appointments. He had an abdominal ultrasound done today to check his liver and spleen and then a follow up with his endocrinologist after. Always praying for good results and thankful for how far he has come. 🙏🏼