Sydney Willig
@SydneyWillig
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Norwin 21’|Geneva wsoccer 25’| Cystic Fibrosis Warrior•Boomer Esiason Athlete 💜
Joined June 2020
I am so excited to announce that I am joining the @cysticfibrosis one final time as part of the 2024-2025 BEF Athlete Class. Join me and my fellow BEF athletes as we share what it means to be a student-athlete living with cystic fibrosis! #BEFAthlete #FightCFwithBEF
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Are you a college athlete living with cystic fibrosis? This is your moment. 🏅💙 Applications are now open for the 2025–2026 BEF Athlete season! We’re looking for driven, inspiring student-athletes who are competing at the collegiate level and living boldly with CF. Join a
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CF Awareness Month Spotlight: Support at School 💙 Navigating college life is challenging enough—but for students living with cystic fibrosis, the pressure is even greater. Between managing treatments, staying on top of coursework, and keeping up with sports or extracurriculars,
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Congratulations to our first scholarship winners Hannah Nelson and @SydneyWillig !!! It is hard to believe it went so fast and now you are both off to change the world. Good luck on the next chapter! 💜🧡 #moe86
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Happy Cystic Fibrosis Awareness month! I have so much to celebrate this month and wanted to write a letter to my younger her self about CF. Take a listen💜@cysticfibrosis
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Today marks the start of CF Awareness Month — a time to come together, educate, and take action. What is CF? 🧬 Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic, progressive disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. It causes thick, sticky mucus to build up, leading to
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"I'm still standing, better than I ever did, 13 years later" - Jerry Cahill💙🫁 Today marks 13 incredible years since Jerry Cahill—longtime CF advocate, athlete, and mentor—received his life-saving lung transplant. Living with cystic fibrosis hasn’t been easy, but Jerry’s
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Median age of survival for cystic fibrosis patients was 4-5 in 1954. I’m 34 in 2025. Today, some median project survival analyses say CF patients born today can expect to live to be 70+ Feels like we’re healthier now than ever before.
RFK Jr. says US was healthier during his childhood than it is now. Really? In 1950s 45% of Americans smoked. Now it’s < 12%. Infant mortality rate was 29 deaths/1000 live births. Now it’s 5.6/1000. Maternal mort rate was 95/1000 live births. Now 12.5/1000
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Follow along #BEFAthlete Sydney Willig on our Instagram today as she takes us through a typical day in her life as a student athlete at Geneva College! You don't want to miss Sydney's advice on how she manages her CF treatments, soccer training, and student teaching⚽️💊👩🏫 BEF
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Welcome to #BEFEatWell 2025! Our #BEFAthletes are starting off the New Year by making health & wellness goals 🏃♀️📚🍎 What are your health & wellness goals for 2025?
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Tomorrow night, Christmas Eve, on ESPN @ 7p and then ESPN+ right after! The best story in science and medicine Happy Holidays!!
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For the last four decades, Boomer Esiason has been one of the faces and voices of the NFL. But his greatest impact has been beyond the gridiron. This is the story of a father, a son, and a family’s search for a medical miracle. "Second Wind: The Boomer and Gunnar Esiason Story."
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Tune in tonight at 6 pm EST to our Instagram to watch a #BEFAthlete live with our athletes, Sydney, Christian, and Ava! Our very own #BEFAmbassador Kate Sneddon will be tonight's host! ⚽️🥎📚📖
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Women's soccer will play their final match of the season down on the turf tonight against Franciscan! ⏰7:00 PM 📍Reeves Field 📺 https://t.co/4UKqf3lMRU
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#BEFAthlete, Sydney Willig celebrated her soccer Senior Night at Geneva College two nights ago. We are so proud of you Sydney! Read Sydney's reflection on her soccer career: Senior night…. Wow where to begin. Growing up I was told I wouldn’t make it to my senior year of high
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BEF's Policy and Advocacy Fellowship equips patient advocates with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to enhance their engagement in key policy and advocacy issues. You can read more about one of this year's fellows, Katherine Black, who was featured on her school's website for
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Congratulations to one of our first 2 scholarship winners @SydneyWillig on her senior day! What you do is bigger than soccer. As I always say, you inspire me and thank you for being an inspiration not only to me but so many others.
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Women's soccer will honor its big group of seniors prior to this afternoon's home match against Bethany! ⏰4:00 PM 📍Reeves Field 📺 https://t.co/4UKqf3lMRU
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