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ADRIAN GARZA Adrian Garza, a native of far west Texas and the youngest of eight children, was born a fighter. When Adrian was just 3 months old, his parents were told he had cystic fibrosis (CF). Adrian’s health issues became a way of life — shortness of breath, persistent coughing, limited tolerance for physical activity. In 2009, he and his wife moved to McKinney, and he began seeing a pulmonologist at Baylor Dallas. continued on next page 37