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Two Scientists vow to find a cure for their son’s rare and fatal disease: ‘I’m proud of the work my parents are doing,’ says teen
When Valerie Pappas Llauro’s 5-year-old son Alexander was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy – a rare and fatal form of the genetic illness that primarily affects boys – doctors said her son’s only treatment options were “steroids and hope.”
The steroids would help to slow down the muscle damage caused by his progressive disease, while the family held onto the hope that scientific research would lead to new treatments.
After countless doctors told Pappas and her husband, Jorge Llauro, that nothing more could be done, the Los Angeles, California, couple found Stan Nelson, a brilliant researcher who has dedicated his life to understanding and treating the rare disease.
“Meeting Stan was the first moment where we felt there could actually be some hope,” Pappas Llauro tells PEOPLE.
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