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I am running the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 5K with my friends Sharon Anderson and Karen Kane to raise vital funds for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research. All funds will go through Defeating Duchenne - Kerr's Cause Family Fund and will subsequently support the Duchenne Research Breakthrough Fund.

Kerr is my 3 year old nephew who was recently diagnosed with DMD. At the moment, there is no cure and no treatment available to Kerr and the expectation is that without any advancement in medical research, Kerr will be completely wheelchair bound by the age of 12. Most DMD sufferers won't reach their 30th birthday. 

Scientific research into possible treatments is now at a crucial stage and the Duchenne Research Breakthrough Fund aims to fund continued research and clinical trials. I want to do everything I can to give my Nephew the best possible chance at defeating Duchenne and every penny raised will help us to do this.

Thanks for reading.

Lisa, Sharon, Karen (and our wee man Kerr)

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