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Awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
My name is Patricia and David
We have a son Jeremy
Who been diagnose with DMD in 2001.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is hereditary in my family. Jeremy is the 5th generation to have this disease.
I am a carrier of this disease. There is a 50/50 change that one of my daughters can also be a carrier of this disease. There a change when a male is born. He will be born with this disease.
We live in Philadelphia Pa. We have 3 children together Jeremy 15 ,Jailene 14 and Tatiana 6. I also have 2 older ones Sean 22 and Jennifer 21. David also has 2 others Jourdan 19 and kiki 15. We also have 2 granddaughters 2yr old. Their 2 wks apart and 1 grandson 2 1/2 years.
Also to bring awareness to this Disease and other Muscular Dystrophy Diseases. There is no cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Because it is hereditary in some families doesn't mean that every case is hereditary. There are boys who have this disease. There is no history of it in their families. They are the first to have the disease. Also some girls are affected by it too.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
(Also known as Pseudohypertrophic)
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Definition - One of nine types of muscular dystrophy, a group of genetic, degenerative diseases primarily affecting voluntary muscles.Cause - An absence of dystrophin, a protein that helps keep muscle cells intact.
Onset - Early childhood - about 2 to 6 yearsSymptoms - Generalized weakness and muscle wasting first affecting the musclesof the hips, pelvic area, thighs and shoulders. Calves are often enlarged.
Progression- DMD eventually affects all voluntary muscles, and the heart and breathing muscles. Survival is rare beyond the early 30s. A less severe variant is Becker muscular dystrophy.
Inheritance - X-linked recessive. DMD primarily affects boys, who inherit the disease through their mothers.
Journey of Love: A Parent's Guide to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
This Book you must request thought the MDA
Make a Wish Foundation
We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy.
Also if you would like to make a donation to make a wish fountain. These people are awesome they make wishes come true for all kids with life-threatening diseases all over the world. They made my Jeremy's wish come true. We went to Disney World on 6/25/2006. So to help these awesome people keep making kids wishes come true. You can help these kids wishes come true by making a donation today.
Please visit the link below.
http://www.wish.org/home/giving/
Give The Kids World
A magical village for children with life-threatening illness
http://www.gktw.org/default.asp
All about GTKW
http://www.gktw.org/about/about.asp?m=about
Especially the Heroes Page
http://www.gktw.org/heroes/heroes.asp?m=heroes
Ways to Help
http://www.gktw.org/how/donate.asp?m=how
We would like to give Make a Wish, GTKW,DisneyWorld and all the Volunteers. A special thank you for help make our son Jeremy wish come true this year. Jeremy wish was go to Disney World for a week. Link to our vacation at Florida
Fred's Footstep Foundation
These people are awesome. They help us get some medical equipment for Jeremy that the insurance wouldn't cover. We would like to say thank you so much. For all you did for us and for Jeremy to make things easiler for him.
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