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In the early 2000s, Gail Ouellette was touched by the story of a family whose little girl suffered from a very rare bone disease. As a genetic counselor, her role was to educate people about diseases. In the case of this little girl, who had a disease with a complicated name, her research found very …

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In 2013, the Sedmihradsky family’s world came crashing down. Their son Max, 2 years old, was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The news was devastating, beyond words, for Andrew and Kerri, Max’s parents. DMD is a rare disease, affecting mostly boys (1 in 3,500) and sometimes girls. There is no cure, and this degenerative …

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