A fundraiser for Aaron Langan from Coxtown took place on Saturday, starting at Errigal followed by a 100km cycle home to Laghey. Please click on the arrows to go through the gallery
Aaron, who is now seven, was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) when he was 18 months old. Aarons's parents Sinead, Dermot and the Gallagher/Langan families were “blindsided” by the news of the diagnosis. It is “every parent's worst nightmare,” mother Sinead says.
DMD affects boys only and means they cannot produce a protein called Dystrophin that strengthens and repairs muscles, due to this, all of the body's muscles - including the heart - deteriorate over time. You can support the GoFundMe here.
Despite the terminal diagnosis, Aaron is a “happy-go-lucky little boy who is full of life,” Sinead continues. “There is no cure at the minute, although Gene Therapy is looking very promising as a treatment that hopefully will see many living longer fulfilling lives, although there is still a long way to go.
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