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Desperate Vt. Mom Begs FDA to Get Healing Drug for Son

Jenn McNary, a mother of six from Saxtons River, Vt., is desperate. Both her boys have Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but only her 10-year-old Max has access to a wonder drug that appears to be reversing the symptoms of this deadly disease. His 13-year-old brother Austin is languishing in a wheelchair while Max has been able to take the drug eteplirsen through a highly successful clinical trial. After 60 weeks on an IV infusion, Max was able to participate in a three-mile Halloween...Full Story
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