Will's van & medical expenses
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Our son Will has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. It's a disease where muscules breakdown due to a genetic error. This horrendous disease can be genetic or spontaneous & effect all races.
Most boys are wheelchair bound by age 8-12 years old & sadly lose their fight in late teens or twenties. They take steroids to slow muscle loss which causes bone loss, weight gain, diabetes, growth failure.
Boys are psychologically as well. Can you imagine watching your peers getting stronger & more independent as you require more help doing simple things like getting dressed or doing normal tasks. Boys are not included in neighborhood play or at school recess. Friends are fleeting as boys are kinetic. From a medical standpoint, heart , lungs, digestive, orthopedic systems are all impacted.
Homes have to be modified. Vans have to be purchased to move the power chair. Medical expenses are huge. Please consider donating to a very special boy named Will.
Sincerely - Dan &Char Burke
Most boys are wheelchair bound by age 8-12 years old & sadly lose their fight in late teens or twenties. They take steroids to slow muscle loss which causes bone loss, weight gain, diabetes, growth failure.
Boys are psychologically as well. Can you imagine watching your peers getting stronger & more independent as you require more help doing simple things like getting dressed or doing normal tasks. Boys are not included in neighborhood play or at school recess. Friends are fleeting as boys are kinetic. From a medical standpoint, heart , lungs, digestive, orthopedic systems are all impacted.
Homes have to be modified. Vans have to be purchased to move the power chair. Medical expenses are huge. Please consider donating to a very special boy named Will.
Sincerely - Dan &Char Burke
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Char Burke
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Seattle, WA
