What You Can Do About Batten Disease
March 8th, 2010 admin
Topics: batten, battendisease, childhooddiseases, chris, ChrisBrogan, disease, friend, promotion, result, strikes
My friend, Chris Hall, has told me about Batten Disease , an illness that strikes down children, most often in the 4-10 year-old age range. Chris’s son, Matthew, passed away from the disease a short while ago. They’ve set up a Facebook group about their son, and about Batten Disease, to raise awareness. Chris told me, “Our first aim is to significantly increase numbers (for awareness). Once we have done this we’re going to look at creating a charity to help stop this terrible condition and also help children who get it.” So, the only ask at this time from Chris and his family, is that you consider joining the…
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