Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

28/10/2016 27 min
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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Episode Synopsis

Hosts Bill Horan and NCC student Sarah Albertson talk with Dustin Demmers, English Teacher at Floral Park Memorial High School, about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy - a rare disease that Dustin's 5 year old son, Ethan, was diagnosed with last year. The disease affects 1 in every 3,500 male births or about 20,000 individuals a year.