Welcome to CFvoice.com Go>To! Our intrepid crew travels the country, uncovering CF-related events that tell the stories of your life. Be fascinated. Be inspired. Be amused. And, by all means, be here!
Once a year researchers and health care providers from all over the world convene at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference. Your intrepid Go>To team tagged along in 2008 so that we could bring you an up-close and personal look at the people and issues making a splash in Orlando at the 22nd Annual NACFC.
"If I ever get too tired, you shall carry me…"
Celebrate a rite of passage once denied anyone born with cystic fibrosis – a wedding! Mari, a determined and sassy 27-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis says, "Why, yes, I do!" in a Texas wedding celebration complete with mariachi band, love and, of course, her groom.
Since 1989, and in cities all across America, hundreds of thousands of people have taken strides in support of finding a cure. Tag along with the CFvoice.com Go>To team as we join Great Strides Chicago along the chilly, windy shores of Lake Michigan.
Leading the CFvoice Go>To team is Director Bonnie Southcott, leaving no question unanswered in her quest to deliver compelling CF stories, hope, and insight to the cystic fibrosis community. In three words: Eccentric, knowledgeable and a fun-a-holic.
Keeping the car on the road, Ellen Harwick runs the show from behind her clipboard. This Production Manager extraordinaire juggles the location, the people and the crew in a way that would impress P.T. Barnum. In three words: Reliable, efficient and caffeine-driven.
Behind the camera lives Joel Bergsma, the affable Camera Operator and Editor who captures the people and places we visit on the Go>To series. In the editing room, Joel transforms the magic of the stories we tape into the videos you see. In three words: Curious, meticulous and addicted to technology.
