DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Duchenne isn’t “just” a muscle condition. It’s a life-limiting, genetic disease that slowly steals muscle strength - including the muscles needed to walk, breathe, and protect the heart. 🧬 It mainly affects boys 🦽 Most lose the ability to walk in childhood ❤️ The heart and lungs weaken over time ⏳ There is currently no cure But here’s what else you should know… Kids with Duchenne are funny. Clever. Determined. Dreamers. Gamers. Brothers. Sons.

Living with Duchenne isn’t just a diagnosis. It’s waking up every day in a body that slowly does less and less of what you ask it to do. Imagine being fully aware of everything around you… but not being able to move the way you want to. They way you could before. Imagine sitting in your chair watching your friends run, jump, line up for rides, chase each other, run off from you - and knowing your body won’t let you join them. Imagine having an itch and needing to call someone to scratch it. Want