Testimonial

What’s it like to live with DMD? As a parent, to face the reality that your child has a fatal disease? As a person with DMD, to face an inevitable, premature death in your twenties? As a sibling, [...]

  Giving an incredible experience to your child Victor Morand, 11 years old: “I like it because they give you a lot of encouragement and it’s one of the only activities I can do with my [...]

A chance encounter launched groundbreaking DMD research When Max Sedmihradsky was two-years-old, he received the DMD diagnosis. The news was devastating beyond words for his parents Kerry and [...]

  This is the story of John Davidson going the distance for his son Jesse and ends up raising millions for new research.    Going the distance to raise millions Sherene Davidson : “When [...]

In this inspiring interview of our series “Portrait of Duchenne,” La Fondation La Force talks with Émilie Meeus, Oscar’s mother, raising funds for research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy [...]

Alex Smith CEO, Harrison’s Fund, United Kingdom In this eighth interview of our series “ Portrait of Duchenne ”, La Fondation La Force talks with Alex Smith, CEO of Harrison’s Fund, a [...]

It’s done! After completing the SSQ-Marathon Québec-Lévis this Sunday, August 28. Jean-Philippe Morand and his son Victor have cycled and ran a total of 704 KM. The father and son are on a [...]

How far would you go for your son? For Jean-Philippe Morand and his son Victor, the answer is 704 KM. The duo completed the Ottawa Marathon in May and “La Randonnée Jimmy Pelletier” in June (620 [...]

Ravi Metha Corporate Development Intern at Muscular Dystrophy UK In this seventh interview in our “Portrait of Duchenne” series, La Force DMD talks with Ravi Metha. Ravi has a business degree and [...]

Learning that your son is suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy is watching your child lose his muscular ability month after month. This is Jean-Philippe Morand’s reality: his son Victor is [...]