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I spent yesterday afternoon at the AMF lanes bowling with several sports celebs:
Dallas Sports Celebrities Are Bowling to Cure Duchenne to Raise Funds to Find a Cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CureDuchenne, a nonprofit that raises awareness and funds research to find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, will host a Bowling to CureDuchenne fundraising event on February 10 at Lewisville Lanes in Lewisville, Texas. Sports celebrities from the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers and an Olympic Champion including Rocket Ismail, Tony Banks, Larry Brown, Billy Joe DuPree, Jose Guzman, Pete Hunter, Robert Newhouse, Nate Newton, Carly Patterson, Drew Pearson, Preston Pearson, Jeff Russell, Don Stanhouse and Everson Walls will bowl with community members to benefit CureDuchenne.
“Based on the science, Duchenne could become treatable for this generation of boys. We just need to continue to fund promising research to ensure all Duchenne boys have the chance for an extended lifespan and improved quality of life.”
The Bowling to CureDuchenne event is in honor of Nathan Rothe, 10, who lives with Duchenne. Duchenne is a progressive muscle-wasting disease that impacts 1 in 3,500 boys. Boys are usually diagnosed by 5, in a wheelchair by 12 and most don’t survive their mid-20s. Ted and Jessica Rothe, from Highland Village, are organizing the event. All proceeds of Bowling to CureDuchenne will benefit CureDuchenne, the leading organization funding research through venture philanthropy to find a cure for Duchenne.
“When Nathan was diagnosed with Duchenne at age 5 we were devastated to learn there is no cure or treatment,” said Jessica Rothe. “Now there are a lot of exciting things happening in Duchenne research and there is hope for Nathan and the other 300,000 boys worldwide with Duchenne.”
“We are getting closer to a cure for Duchenne,” said Debra Miller, founder and CEO of CureDuchenne. “Based on the science, Duchenne could become treatable for this generation of boys. We just need to continue to fund promising research to ensure all Duchenne boys have the chance for an extended lifespan and improved quality of life.”
Tony Dorsett was a couple lanes down, but the celeb bowling with us was Pete Hunter. I didn't know who he was until we talked, but the one thing I learned was that I want my next ACL surgery performed by a NFL doctor. He had 5 ACL reconstructions, and the ones done by the NFL left little or no scarring.
Before yesterday, I had no idea what Duchenne was, but I'm glad I was able to raise money for this disease.
Dallas Sports Celebrities Are Bowling to Cure Duchenne to Raise Funds to Find a Cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CureDuchenne, a nonprofit that raises awareness and funds research to find a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, will host a Bowling to CureDuchenne fundraising event on February 10 at Lewisville Lanes in Lewisville, Texas. Sports celebrities from the Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers and an Olympic Champion including Rocket Ismail, Tony Banks, Larry Brown, Billy Joe DuPree, Jose Guzman, Pete Hunter, Robert Newhouse, Nate Newton, Carly Patterson, Drew Pearson, Preston Pearson, Jeff Russell, Don Stanhouse and Everson Walls will bowl with community members to benefit CureDuchenne.
“Based on the science, Duchenne could become treatable for this generation of boys. We just need to continue to fund promising research to ensure all Duchenne boys have the chance for an extended lifespan and improved quality of life.”
The Bowling to CureDuchenne event is in honor of Nathan Rothe, 10, who lives with Duchenne. Duchenne is a progressive muscle-wasting disease that impacts 1 in 3,500 boys. Boys are usually diagnosed by 5, in a wheelchair by 12 and most don’t survive their mid-20s. Ted and Jessica Rothe, from Highland Village, are organizing the event. All proceeds of Bowling to CureDuchenne will benefit CureDuchenne, the leading organization funding research through venture philanthropy to find a cure for Duchenne.
“When Nathan was diagnosed with Duchenne at age 5 we were devastated to learn there is no cure or treatment,” said Jessica Rothe. “Now there are a lot of exciting things happening in Duchenne research and there is hope for Nathan and the other 300,000 boys worldwide with Duchenne.”
“We are getting closer to a cure for Duchenne,” said Debra Miller, founder and CEO of CureDuchenne. “Based on the science, Duchenne could become treatable for this generation of boys. We just need to continue to fund promising research to ensure all Duchenne boys have the chance for an extended lifespan and improved quality of life.”
Tony Dorsett was a couple lanes down, but the celeb bowling with us was Pete Hunter. I didn't know who he was until we talked, but the one thing I learned was that I want my next ACL surgery performed by a NFL doctor. He had 5 ACL reconstructions, and the ones done by the NFL left little or no scarring.
Before yesterday, I had no idea what Duchenne was, but I'm glad I was able to raise money for this disease.
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