Hi, my name's Katie. I'm 12 yrs old with CF. I'm so sorry about your friend. I'll tell you what I know about this genetic disease.-It's genetic (you can get it if both your parents are carriers)-It affects the lungs, pancreas, and liver.-Some symptoms are salty sweat, coughing, and stunted growth.Some things you can do to help are -create a team, raise $, and donate it to the CFF at Greatstrides (a walk to raise $ to help find a cure)-ask your school to host a bottle & can drive and donate the $ to the CFF.-have your school do a penny drive (everyone puts spare cash in a huge jar) and send the outcome to the CFF.Again, sorry about your friend. Katie (aka: ktbug) <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"><img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">