July 3, 2013
Houlton, Maine
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It has been seven years since DBA became part of our vocabulary. Our son’s diagnosis brought confusion, apprehension and despair. The discovery of DBAF is a stroke of serendipity. While even more tears were shed, these are now mingled with knowledge, understanding and, more significantly, hope. It will be through research that our son will be able to secure a brighter future.
After finally getting the right diagnosis, Samnang is surviving and thriving in Cambodia.
Having twin boys with DBA makes you appreciate everything in life more on a daily basis.
Having DBA has taught me to not give up the fight and to do the best that I can. The DBAF has become more than just a source of friends and knowledge, but a family of support through the bad and the good.
As parents it is difficult to watch our son go through so much (IVs, pokes, transfusions, ER visits, steriod side effects, tests, ect.), but the resilience and toughness Elton shows each day is what gets us through.
I stand DBA Strong with the help of my family, friends, and DBA friends.
This is Jamie…Jamie is 7 years old, from the U.K… and he has DBA…. he’s brave, he’s strong, and above all, he’s always smiling.
One comment
My son Reuben now age 12yrs, went on a supplement programme from the age of three, following a number of unsuccessful drug trials. He was on a number of supplements, but one of the main ones was a custom amino acid contai ing a high dose of Luceine. My son showed signs of improvements after 12 months and was in remission by 18 months. There was another child in the Chezch Republic also responded to Leucine around the same time. My son has not required transfusions for 6 years now and is no longer on supplements.
Comment by Michelle Grainger-Mead on June 12, 2013 at 9:49 pm
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