About TMH Breathing For Life Foundation

In August of 2010 the TMH Breathing For Life Foundation was incorporated largely due to the efforts of the individuals that founded this event. The purpose of this organization is to hold community events to raise funds for local chapters of National Foundations benefiting causes such as, but not limited to, Cystic Fibrosis and Cancer Research.

Tasha Marie Hudson, a 25 year old Cystic Fibrosis patient, is the driving force behind this Foundation. In 2010 Tasha was extremely ill but by the grace of God was blessed with a double lung transplant. Tasha is doing well and living her second chance at life to the fullest. This organization is committed to finding a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.

About the Cause

Cystic Fibrosis is a life-threatening genetic disease that affects the lungs and digestive systems of approximately 30,000 children and adults in the United States (70,000 worldwide). One in 31 Americans (more than 10 million people) is an unknowing, symptomless carrier of the defective Cystic Fibrosis gene.

There was a time when few children with Cystic Fibrosis lived to attend elementary school. Today, thanks to the efforts of scientists and caregivers, the median age of survival for a person with Cystic Fibrosis is in the early thirties. In fact, nearly 40 percent of the Cystic Fibrosis patient population is age 18 and older. This is a remarkable improvement, but it is not good enough, as we continue to lose at least one precious life to Cystic Fibrosis every day.