• - Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is one of the UK's most common life-threatening inherited diseases.

 

• - Cystic Fibrosis affects over 9,000 people in the UK.

 

• - Over two million people in the UK carry the faulty gene that causes Cystic Fibrosis - around 1 in 25 of the population.

 

• - If two carriers have a child, the baby has a 1 in 4 chance of having Cystic Fibrosis.

 

• - Cystic Fibrosis affects the internal organs, especially the lungs and digestive system. This makes it hard to breathe and digest food.

 

• - Each week, five babies are born with Cystic Fibrosis.

 

• - Each week, two young lives are lost to Cystic Fibrosis.

 

• - Only half of those living with Cystic Fibrosis are likely to live past their late 30s.

 

My name is megan, I'm 20 and have CF. I'm also doing this in memory of my friend Lauren who also had CF, and passed away in February, when she was 19 years old.

On 2nd October, I'll be taking part in a sponsored zipslide, 200m across the River Tyne, from the Baltic.

I'm not keen on heights...

Any donations are welcome, and will be massively appreciated :)

Thank you! xx