Andrew Hussey runs to work and he runs home from work. He pounds the pavement on the weekends. He runs upwards of 80 miles a week — more than 600 miles since January — training for the multiple races he’ll run this year. But he doesn’t run all those miles for himself. He runs for . . .
Antoni Barrientos, professor of neurology and of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine in Miami, Fla., was awarded an MDA research grant totaling $300,000 over a period of three years to address a knowledge gap about mitochondrial protein complex assembly defects, which are a frequent cause of inherited . . .
Matthew Christopher Allen, Age 8 Lee’s Summit, MO Home and Family Matthew lives with his parents, Nick and Vanessa, older brother and younger sister. He has two dogs, Cinnamon and Kaycee, and a cat, Kaydee, who is his favorite. Diagnosis Matthew was diagnosed at the age of 5 with Mitochondrial Myopathy and Primary Neuromuscular Disease . . .
Abigail Lloyd, Age 10 Loganville, GA Home and Family Abigail is the daughter of Jeri and Ryan Lloyd. She has one sister and one brother as well as 2 dogs and a guinea pig. Diagnosis Abigail has Mitochondrial Myopathy. Muscle cells and nerve cells have especially high energy needs, muscular and neurological problems — such . . .
Jayden Long, Age 7 Nampa, ID Home and Family Jayden lives at home with his mom and dad, a dog, 3 Koi fish, 1 rainbow shark, and 1 sucker fish. Diagnosis Jayden was diagnosed with Mitochondrial Myopathy at the age of 3, shortly after his younger brother Jaxon passed away. The main problems associated with . . .
Joseph G. Killingsworth, Age 15 Point Pleasant, WV Home and Family Joey is the son of Stephanie and Kenny Killingsworth. He also has one little brother. Diagnosis Joey was diagnosed with Mitochondria Myopathy when he was 9 years old. This is a type of muscular dystrophy which affects a specific part of the cells in . . .
