By Lizzie Parry for MailOnline A new study into the benefits of Tai Chi for patients suffering cystic fibrosis is being funded by the family of a woman who lost her life to the disease. Tracie Lawlor died in November 2007 of sepsis, after being admitted to hospital for what should have been  routine treatment for her illness. The 24-year-old was diagnosed with the genetic condition, which causes a build up of mucus in the lungs and digestive system, when she was just a year old. In a cruel twist of fate, her younger brother Joe, born three years later when Tracie was four, was also diagnosed with CF.
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Tracie Lawlor died in November 2007 after being admitted to hospital for treatment to ease her cystic fibrosis
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She was diagnosed at a year old with the hereditary condition
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CF is caused by a faulty gene and results in a build-up of mucus in the lungs
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Tracie's younger brother Joe, was also diagnosed with CF at birth
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After her death he and his family established the Tracie Lawlor Trust
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The aim was to raise money to fund research into new treatments
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A new study is underway at the Royal Brompton Hospital to examine the effects of Tai Chi on the symptoms of CF
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A group of friends are taking on the Three Peaks Challenge this weekend to help raise some of the remaining £11,000 needed to finish the study
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To donate to the cause visit the Just Giving page here
The trust has set up a patients' assistance fund, directly paying for or buying equipment for patients, including treadmills, bikes, pulse oximeters, while others get acupuncture and @placeholder.