The Duchenne Story
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare form of muscular dystrophy that causes muscles to deteriorate and break down, leading to progressive difficulty with walking and general mobility. DMD is the most frequently occurring and one of the most rapidly progressive of the childhood neuromuscular disorders. It affects approximately 1 in 3500 live male births throughout the world. Due to the way that it is inherited, DMD affects mostly boys, but occasionally girls are affected.
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy , Muscular Dystrophy Australia
At mycause, we are proud to provide a great fundraising platform for families of children with Duchennes as an outreach of awareness and raising funds to better the lives of those kids living with this awful condition, along with the many charities that use our platform for their campaigns, events and appeals to find a cure and provide support for those living with Duchennes.
Below are some of the fundraising pages that mycause has been proud to promote and provide assistance with in helping the families and their children reach their fundraising goals.
Meet Max, William and Hudson Shorter. Three beautiful boys who were diagnosed with DMD. Their parents, Leigh and Belinda were utterly devastated.
DMD is not well known in Australia and there are no cures for it. Belinda and Leigh are not ones to take no for an answer so they started the Shorter Brothers Foundation to fund medical research into DMD so their sons, and other boys, may have a fighting chance to overcome this diseases and live normal or healthier lives.
To donate to the Shorter Brothers Foundation, please click here.
Meet Max and Jack. Aren't they cutest!
These boys were diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy last year and are currently in need of wheelchairs.
Their aunt, Selena, is running a 21km marathon to raise awareness and funds for Max and Jack. What an awesome fundraising idea!
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You can read more about Max and Jack's story, and make a difference,
on their fundraising page.