Chemist Warehouse Catalogue - 10/02-23/02/2022 (Page 2)

wellness this month one step closer the fight to find a cure and support those living with the most common childhood muscle-wasting condition is forging ahead joanne trzcinski chemist warehous chemist warehouse חירון franc in this issue he symptoms of duchenne muscular dystrophy usually appear in the tender years between two the annual walk 4 duchenne unites people in their efforts to raise funds and awareness my next move worthington reveals her passion projects having a ball three aflw stars share their love for the game duchenne have missing exons and over time this causes damage to muscle cells and five have enlarged calf muscles and show delays in language development was diagnosed with the muscle-wasting diagnosis was devastating "the moment we received the duchenne is the most common and cultures - about one in every 3500 newborn boys and one in 50 million girls the condition have a life expectancy in their early to mid-205 but save our sons duchenne continuing to work tirelessly to improve the quality of life of those with the genetic condition and help find a cure meeting prime minister scott morrison and federal health minister greg hunt with an innovative twist is on the cards foundation general manager sandy kervin explains "we're planning to hold a 24-hour venue and we're asking people to walk 7.9km either as individuals or in corporate teams.' sandy says "if covid restrictions mean we are not allowed to gather people can walk 7.9km in their local area or on a treadmill at home the 24-hour walk represents the fact that duchenne is continuously affecting those living with the condition on a 24- hour basis it also represents the families and carers who work 24 hours around the clock caring for those affected by duchenne number 79 is significant for those with dystrophin normally protects muscle why couple conflict can be good for your health where the money goes funds raised by the foundation go towards innovations including research clinical trials and specialist nurses in children's hospitals sandy says the kindness and generosity' of supporters has helped the foundation raise millions of dollars over the years and having chemist warehouse as a national partner is amazing "chemist warehouse are genuine and passionate about what we do and their help means we are able financially support ongoing commitments to giving people a better quality of life and ultimately finding a cure for duchenne wellness how you can help one of the foundation's biggest duchenne days from sydney to canberra on an epic trek between lockdowns in torrential weather to raise money and awareness worthington for more information and to support the walk 4 duchenne and other events visit saveoursons.org.au wellness tv return exteoizoicw-vo