Family sharing story of struggle to find treatment for Duchenne MD

HASTINGS Mothers love their children, but when their children have a life-threatening medical condition, their hearts expand so they can perform deeds they never dreamed about.

That is the case for Betty Vertin of Hastings, who has become an advocate for awareness, fundraising and research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a disease that only allows its victims the briefest taste of life before stealing it away.

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Family sharing story of struggle to find treatment for Duchenne MD