Breath of Life Gala

I was honored to receive the Breath of Life Award at last night's Cystic Fibrosis Breath of Life Gala. We had a great time, and a great crowd turned out for the event. The CF Foundation raised a lot of money for the cause. Rep. Wall McCrary was also in attendance. Here's a picture of Riley Ennis with her uncle Joshua Lewis of Texarkana.

Joshua's Law (Act 1931 of 2005, and subsequently Act 1161 of 2007), which has helped to put Arkansas on par with the nation's leaders in newborn screening. We now test for 29 conditions, including Cystic Fibrosis, so that physicians and researchers can continue to research a cure and help patients better cope with this condition.