Why?

You ask why am I doing this blog? Yes it is for a required class project but I'm doing this because the topic of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) holds a special place in my heart. My brother Alex "Miles" Stewart passed away just days after his 16th birthday from DMD.

In short Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a muscle disorder that causes muscle weakness and lost of muscle  mass over time. For my brother this seemed to be something that in the beginning seemed to slowly progress but then as he grew and got older it got worse and progressed faster overtime. DMD as I personally witnessed it is especially dangerous for young men. I making this about DMD; 1) to tell my story on how I was personally affected, 2) most importantly to raise awareness for DMD, 3) With raising awareness I also want to show the symptoms, signs and even treatment if this is possibly something your family could be dealing with now! With the background knowledge I'll give you here I hope you take that and put the knowledge to work helping yourself and others if possible.

Even if this is something your personally not affected by I hope you take a look at the ways to help including making monetary donations, joining your local MDA Muscle Walk to help raise funds or just simply lending your time to others in hopes to make this easier for everyone :)

Make a Muscle. Make a Difference.!

Thanks everyone,
Kayla
kaylstew@iusb.edu