The Living Breath Foundation

04/30/2026

It’s that time of year again. I am starting my succulent gardens and fairy gardens for the In a Garden of Sixty Five Roses silent auction

03/02/2026

Birdies and Eagles fundraiser for the Living Breath Foundation. We have also invite kids from the First Tee to ride along with a Pro and help out with the putting and chipping.

02/17/2026

The LBF has a new office pup to help us fill out the aids. Meet Kokomo

01/22/2026

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1233941718880167&set=a.514303184177361&type=3

Hopeful early results for a new CF gene therapy

KB407, an inhaled gene therapy, has shown promising early results in a Phase 1 study. Researchers found that the therapy was generally well tolerated and successfully delivered a healthy CFTR gene to lung cells - including for people with CF who can’t benefit from current modulator treatments.

With these early safety and laboratory findings, a larger clinical trial is planned next. While more research is needed, KB407 could one day help expand treatment options for people across all CF mutations.

To read more: https://cysticfibrosisnewstoday.com/news/late-stage-trial-kb407-gene-therapy-cf-expected-launch-this-year/

12/15/2025

BIRDIES AND EAGLES FORE CYSTIC FIBROSIS

This is not a spectator event; it is strictly a sponsorship event.

https://www.livingbreathfoundation.org/upcoming-events
https://wix.to/TiSDZlR

12/12/2025

12/12/2025

Stanford Healthcare

12/12/2025

We had the opportunity to showcase our documentary Paddle Out to some medical staff at Stanford Hospital last Friday. I believe it was highly beneficial for them to gain a patient's perspective. We did a Q & A after, which will be available soon to watch through YouTube. I will keep you posted.

11/27/2025

We are honored to share some truly meaningful news.

Paddle Out has been invited for a private screening at Stanford University Medical Center on Friday, December 5th — a full-circle moment that brings Melissa’s story back to the community that cared for her so deeply.

This special event is being hosted by the Division of Medical Psychiatry, the Stanford Lung & Heart–Lung Transplant Team, and the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Team. Our thanks to Dr. José Maldonado and the Stanford Hospital administration, whose support made this screening possible.

Melissa received pivotal care at Stanford throughout her journey, and returning with this film to the very people who walked beside her — surgeons, pulmonologists, psychiatrists, nurses, coordinators, and transplant teams — is incredibly moving. Their compassion and dedication shaped so much of her story.

A special tribute goes to Dr. Yelizaveta Sher, whose extraordinary compassion and strength guided Melissa through some of her most difficult and courageous chapters. Sharing Paddle Out at Stanford honors the humanity and care that helped carry her through.

Dr. Sher wrote in her invitation to the Stanford teams:
“This movie provides an intimate view into the life of an incredible young woman living her passions while coping with her medical illness… This movie is especially close to our Stanford community. I already saw it, and it was magnificent!”

We are deeply grateful for this moment — bringing Melissa’s light, love, and courage back to where so much of her journey unfolded.

Thank you for continuing to walk this journey with us.

11/09/2025

Tucson Loft Film festival