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For four and a half years we watched him thrive and grow, enjoying the milestones he achieved with amazement and wonder. Concerns only emerged when Gavriel started to get nightly leg cramps, however a paediatric consultant quickly put our concerns to rest. When the pain continued a visit to the physiotherapist highlighted his enlarged calf muscles and we were referred for further tests. Results from a simple blood test lead quickly to him having a muscle biopsy and just a few weeks later on the 1st August 2006 we were hit by the devastating news that our son had Duchenne Muscular dystrophy. Read more

About DMD

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a progressive & fatal muscle-wasting disease.
It occurs in 1 in every 3500 male births.
100 children a year are born in the UK with DMD.
It is the biggest genetic killer in the UK.
By age 11 most boys are confined to a wheelchair.
Average life expectancy, even for boys treated for DMD is mid/late 20s.
There is no cure at present. Read more

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