
By Kaitlyn Clark The Haldimand Press CALEDONIA—Fourteen-month-old Emme Weil was only 12 days old when she was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF). “We were totally caught off guard,” said her grandmother, Lisa Alton. “Emme is the first in our family to be diagnosed.” CF is the most common fatal genetic disease affecting Canadian children; while it affects multiple organs, the…





