Boomer Esiason Foundation

March 19, 2019

The Rosemary Quigley Memorial Scholarship honors a remarkable woman who achieved her personal, educational, and professional ambitions in spite of the constant presence of cystic fibrosis in her life. Rosemary was a devoted wife, friend and family member, and had a certain predisposition for travel...

Congratulations Emily Nickels and Clayton Roll, 2012 Exercise for Life Scholarship Winners

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation is a leader in the area of academic scholarships and transplant grants for individuals with cystic fibrosis. With the creation of a scholar-athlete award to assist those CF high school athletes pursuing an undergraduate degree, BEF is yet again on the...

Jerry Cahill featured in Everyday Health

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Outrunning Cystic Fibrosis Source: Everyday Health On an unseasonably cool Saturday in July, Jerry Cahill crossed the finish line of the Boomer's Cystic Fibrosis Run to Breathe, a 10K in New York City's Central Park. Beside him ran Joshua Sonett, MD, a surgeon who just three months...

3 Months Post-Transplant, Jerry Cahill will Run to Breathe

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Source: NY Road Runners It would hit 90 degrees in Central Park before the day was done, but Jerry Cahill was out there running on +Tuesday morning. “I wanted to get the loop in one more time before the race,” he explained. “The loop” would be 10 kilometers...

Team Boomer Website

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation is excited to announce the launch of a brand new, interactive Team Boomer website coming this fall. The new site will feature Team Boomer members and their stories, photographs from past events, an interactive blog,...

BEF Releases New Wind Sprint on Working Out While Traveling

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has released Episode 26 of the CF Wind Sprint series, which discusses how to keep up with your exercise regimen while traveling. In the video, BEF Volunteer Jerry Cahill shares his favorite tips for exercises that can be done in a hotel...

June Deadlines Near for Five CF Scholarships

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation encourages outstanding students with cystic fibrosis to apply for five CF scholarships with deadlines in June. June 15: BEF General Academic Scholarship BEF's General Academic Scholarships assist CF patients pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. They are awarded quarterly on the basis of...

BEF Announces ‘You Cannot Fail… You are the Hero of Your Own Story’ Scholarship for CF Students

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Boomer Esiason Foundation Volunteer Jerry Cahill created the You Cannot Fail program to challenge people to discover their own heroism, embrace the ups and downs of their life’s journey, make a difference by sharing that journey with others, and...

A Letter From Boomer: Causes for Celebration

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Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

Dear Friends, Some of the events of the past six weeks have got me thinking a lot about how much brighter the future for the cystic fibrosis community is today than it was when I first learned about the disease nearly 20 years ago. To start, my...

New Podcast: Bobby Bebber on Overcoming All Obstacles with CF

by BEF

Boomer Esiason Foundation, CF Community, CF News

March 19, 2019

The Boomer Esiason Foundation has posted Cystic Fibrosis Podcast 112: Overcoming ALL Obstacles with CF. The audio podcast features an interview with Bobby Bebber, a 28-year-old who has undergone three liver transplants and a kidney transplant but continues to be living, breathing and succeeding with...

Boomer Esiason Foundation

Congratulations to the 2012 Rosemary Quigley Scholarship Recipients!

Congratulations Emily Nickels and Clayton Roll, 2012 Exercise for Life Scholarship Winners

Jerry Cahill featured in Everyday Health

3 Months Post-Transplant, Jerry Cahill will Run to Breathe

Team Boomer Website

BEF Releases New Wind Sprint on Working Out While Traveling

June Deadlines Near for Five CF Scholarships

BEF Announces ‘You Cannot Fail… You are the Hero of Your Own Story’ Scholarship for CF Students

A Letter From Boomer: Causes for Celebration

New Podcast: Bobby Bebber on Overcoming All Obstacles with CF

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