Gavin Steel is a brilliant, charming and energetic 5 year old with a zest for life. He is a ray of light on the darkest and coldest days. He's an ambassador for life and when he's not sleeping, eating or taking one of his many medical treatments, he runs around and gets into EVERYTHING! Gavin was born February 25, 2010 with Cystic Fibrosis as well as lesser known 22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, th
e latter of which caused him to also be born missing the wall that separates the two lower chambers of the heart, along with many other issues and potential complications, both physically and developmentally. Gavin was in Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC Strong from one month to almost 6 months old. At 2 months old, on April 28, 2010, at only 6 lbs, in heart failure and failing to thrive, Gavin had open heart surgery. We are a group of family, extended family and close friends who have come together to help Gavin and support the Fight for a Cure. With help from BonaDent Dental Laboratories, our BonaDent family, Wal*Mart of Seneca Falls/Waterloo, GIANT PANDA GUERRILLA DUB SQUAD, the Just Breathe Foundation, the CFFC, Claire's Place Foundation, and many others, we have been able to successfully raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to help add tomorrows to the lives of Gavin and 33,000 other Americans suffering from this fatal disease. Gavin's fight is like no other because he is the first and only child who has BOTH Cystic Fibrosis AND 22q. He is seen regularly by his team at Golisano Children's Hospital at URMC Strong as well as twice a year at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's 22q and You Center, the nation's leading research and treatment center for 22Q. You are our prayer warriors, our support team, our inspiration and our cheerleaders! Gavin needs you, and we all know the power of prayer and positive energy. We will fight vigilantly until CF stands for Cure Found! Please join us in the war against CF and be one of Gavin's Guerillas!!