It should come as no surprise to anyone who follows our blog that we are supporters of the Gwendolyn Strong Foundation. Bill and Victoria Strong are a lovely couple from Santa Barbara with a beautiful daughter named Gwendolyn. While Gwendolyn was born perfectly healthy, she nearly died at 6 months old and was diagnosed with SMA type 1, Spinal Muscular Atrophy. SMA is degenerative and terminal! This is the #1 genetic killer of children under the age of 2. Like Gwendolyn, children with SMA lose all motor abilities and must be assisted via machines for the most basic of functions, such as coughing. However, their minds are very clear, they are bright and social! The good news is that the National Institutes of Health have coined SMA as the "CLOSEST TO TREATMENT". Given proper funding, treatment is expected within a few years! Furthermore, many scientists feel that SMA is a "gateway" disease that can lead to breakthroughs in treatments for many other diseases, including Parkinson's, ALS/Lou Gherig's, Alzheimers, spinal cord injuries, muscular distrophies and even some types of cancer.
Currently, Chase is planning on giving away $1 million to a deserving charity via Facebook. And The Gwendolyn Strong Foundation is in 4th place out of 100 charities! If you have a Facebook account please use one of your votes for GSF to cure SMA. If you don't have a Facebook account it only takes a moment to set one up and then you can vote too! PLEASE HELP CURE SMA! Thank you.
http://voteforsma.com/
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