1.0COTA for Fessler Stronghttps://cota.org/cotaforfesslerstrongkanopihttps://cota.org/cotaforfesslerstrong/author/kanopi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5xMzN05qeQ"><a href="https://cota.org/cotaforfesslerstrong/our-story/">Our Story</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cota.org/cotaforfesslerstrong/our-story/embed/#?secret=5xMzN05qeQ" width="600" height="338" title="“Our Story” — COTA for Fessler Strong" data-secret="5xMzN05qeQ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://cota.org/cotaforfesslerstrong/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://cota.org/cotaforfesslerstrong/wp-content/uploads/sites/6219/2025/10/20251005_202505-scaled.jpg25602560Christy Fessler, a professor at Nazareth University in Rochester, NY, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) at the age of 2. Today at 40, she is in need of lung, kidney and liver transplants (began when she was 37). It’s been quite a journey for Christy, as it is for any CF patient! I’d like […]