In March 2021, Rick and Kim Thompson found out that their 6 year old son, Caleb, has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).  Because this is a genetic condition that most commonly  affects boys, they had Dawson, 1 1/2 years old, tested.  Unfortunately his test also came back with a diagnosis of DMD.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness due to the alterations of a protein called dystrophin that helps keep muscle cells intact. DMD is one of four conditions known as dystrophinopathies. The other three diseases that belong to this group are Becker Muscular dystrophy (BMD, a mild form of DMD); an intermediate clinical presentation between DMD and BMD; and DMD-associated dilated cardiomyopathy (heart-disease) with little or no clinical skeletal, or voluntary, muscle disease.

DMD symptom onset is in early childhood, usually between ages 2 and 3. The disease primarily affects boys, but in rare cases it can affect girls.

In Europe and North America, the prevalence of DMD is approximately 6 per 100,000 individuals.  (https://www.mda.org).  For more information on DMD click on the website above.

The goal of this fundraiser is to relieve Rick and Kim  financially as needs arise for the boys.

Any donation that you give will be greatly appreciated.  We do have people willing to directly match funds donated to the Thompson family, so even one dollar will go further than that  one dollar.  It may be as much as 2-3 dollars as people are offering\ to match donations.

Thank you!