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Westmeath Mum Says Knowing There's No Cure For Sons' Condition Is Heartbreaking

Friday, 17 July 2020 12:27

Her boys have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

A Westmeath mother says she's grieving for the life her sons can't have after they were diagnosed with a degenerative muscular condition.

Bianca Benson's children, Noah and Rowan, have Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy which prevents the body from creating a protein used in the development of muscles.

A GoFund me page has been set up for the boys, aged 6 and 4, with the aim of raising €100,000.

Ms. Benson has been telling Will Faulkner on the Midlands Today Show that she's gone through a range of emotions since the diagnosis in January:

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