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When it comes to raising a child with DMD, the third time is not the charm

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Family perspectives on managing multiple children with DMD can help other parents understand the emotional, practical, and medical challenges they may face and feel less alone in their experience.

A mother shares her experience raising three sons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disease that causes progressive muscle weakness. The article highlights the unique challenges of parenting multiple children with the same rare condition. This is a personal story about family life with DMD rather than medical news.

They say the third time is the charm. However, as a mom to three sons with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), I don’t find that to be the case. I share seven children with my husband, Jason: Lexi, 25; Max, 20; Chance, 19; Rowen, 17; Charlie, 15; Mary, 11; and Callie, 4. Max, Rowen, and Charlie […] The post When it comes to raising a child with DMD, the third time is not the charm appeared first on Muscular Dystrophy News .

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