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4 states cystic fibrosis hunt

just wanting to know who was going the hunt in atlanta, TX in Feb on the 23rd 24th

i'm still kinda dickering on whether to go - I heard it's not UKC anymore? I'm just not that interested in showing in Another Kennel Club although i've done a show or two before by that kennel club, but I realize it's for a good cause and we've been going for five or six years now, so we may still go.

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Lynn Wilson Hill
Howling Hills Kennels
www.coonhoundcrew.com

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Aubrey, take it easy on your competition over there this year.

The CF hunt will be an AKC hunt this year with an added purse. The last few years, the entries have fell a lot. I can't blame Dexter for switching trying to get the numbers back up where they use to be. This will be the first time in the last 18 years that I didn't make it (I think that is correct). It is a good hunt regardless of what registry is used to sanction the hunt. Remember it is a benefit hunt. The real reason for going is to contribute to the CF research. Hopefully, there will be a huge crowd this year. Good luck to all that goes.

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Josh Howard

Josh sorry to hear you ain't gonna be there this year ol gambler ain't been hunted much in a while we'll have him tuned up for it though. We will have a new one this year that we will be packing.

Lynn hope ya'll decide to still go this year show it is always nice to see pretty hounds on the bench before a long nite in the woods. Besides its a fun place to have fun and donate money to a good cause.

I imagine we'll try to come - it's practically a tradition for us. Me 'n dwayner may even bring the sound equipment and croon a few oldies for everybody if Dex wants us to.

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Lynn Wilson Hill
Howling Hills Kennels
www.coonhoundcrew.com

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I trial UKC beagles. Was over here on the coonhunters board snooping around and found this post. I was born in 1968 with CF. In 1968 the life expectancy of a person with this disease was less than 5 years old. Today it is 37 years of age. I had a Double lung transplant in July 2001 due to complications from CF. Today my health is excellent. If it werent for medical research I wouldnt be here. Before my transplant my struggle with CF was very difficult. I was fairly healthy growing up. Researchers would come up with new treatments and meds every couple of years that would keep me healthy as far as a person with CF can be. I was always active played sports in school, went to Colorado Elk hunting several times. Took up a career as a carpenter got married. But then I reached my mid to late twentys and my health started to fail. I was becoming sick more often. Getting Bronchitis and pnuemonia all the time. Haveing difficulty just doing ordinary everyday things. Hospitilizations were more and more frequent. Eventually they just put a porta cath in my chest so they could could give me IV anti-biotic treatments at home. My lungs became so scarred from the bronchitis and pnuemonia that I was coughing up blood. I had to be taken into surgery twice to get the bleeding in my lungs to stop. On two seperate occasions my family was told to get prepared to make arrangements because I wouldnt make it through the nite. The year and a half leading up to my transplant I was pretty much bed ridden on oxygen and IV antibiotics. Sometimes I would have the strength to go out for a few hours. Had to take a portable oxygen tank with me and plan my trips in between IV anti biotic treatments. My lung capacity at the time of my transplant was 14%. Dr werent even sure if I would make it through surgery and to be honest I didnt care. I just wanted the suffering to end one wat or the other. Today I am back working as a carpenter,running my beagles and enjoying life. My lung capacity is 129%. Thats right 129% I am healthier and stronger than most people my age. >>>>>>>>>>>>

I am not telling my story to make people feel sorry for me. Just trying to make people aware of just how nasty the disese is and how important donating to this cause is. Cf didnt really start changing my life until my mid twentys so it was hard to go to the Doctors a for checkups and seeing the young children that were already at end stage lung disease. Some not even in school yet and already fighting for there lives.
Cf is the number 1 genetic killer of young children. The disease is always fatal. Scientist have found the gene that causes the disease and now are trying to figure out how to alter or fix it. I know I wouldnt be here today if it werent for the generouse people that have donated there time and money to CF over my lifetime. The CF Foundation is listed as top ten Charity that you can trust. I dont know the figures of the top of my head but ther also listed as one of the top charities that does more with every dollar donated than most. Thanks to all who attend and donate and good luck to all

Lets Make CF stand for Cure Found
Mike