Puppy brings hope and happiness to boy with incurable disease » DogHeirs | Where Dogs Are Family « Keywords: Puppy, gift, Duchenne muscular dystrophy »

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Mitchell Jones is 11 years old and has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. He was diagnosed with the incurable disease at the age of 3. The muscle wasting disease usually results in progressive muscle deterioration and is fatal by late teens/early 20s. The family recently discovered Mitchell's heart muscles are deteriorating rapidly and it is uncertain how much time he has left. A few weeks ago, Mitchell's grandparents gave him a puppy. The puppy named Marlie instantly... Source Main page (current trends)

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