{"id":71906,"date":"2020-10-13T04:57:48","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=71906"},"modified":"2020-10-08T13:18:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T03:18:58","slug":"save-our-sons-duchenne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/save-our-sons-duchenne\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Our Sons gets Shorters\u2019 shout out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PARENTS, Belinda and Leigh Shorter are encouraging the community to support the Duchenne Foundation, Save Our Sons, and grab the attention of the Federal Government.<\/p>\n<p>Their sons, Max, Will and Hudson all live with genetic disease, Duchenne muscular dystrophy which impacts strength and mobility, and can put children in a wheelchair by the age of 10.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just want to raise as much awareness as we can to get the government to listen, and get funding for drug trials for the boys, because it\u2019s classed as a rare disease and not much funding goes towards it,\u201d Mrs Shorter said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe take it day by day. We\u2019re not going to let this ruin our lives, but when the three boys will all be in a wheelchair, that will be a challenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more people\u2019s attention we can get, the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Save Our Sons employs nurses who help run drug trials in hospitals, and are advocates for research.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no funding for these nurses outside of Save Our Sons. The foundation provides equipment, funding standing wheelchairs. They also have swim scooters that they donate to families,\u201d Mrs Shorter said.<\/p>\n<p>The family have made likeminded, lifelong friends through the Foundation, attending get-togethers and information seminars, and offering mutual support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been nice to connect with others going through a similar situation. It\u2019s such a new world, I don\u2019t think we could cope on our own.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all become very close. The boys have made friends with other boys with Duchenne\u2019s. It\u2019s nice to have someone to talk through who\u2019s also going through it, and they understand,\u201d Mrs Shorter said.<\/p>\n<p>The family also has three National Disability Insurance Scheme plans which have helped them access therapies that otherwise wouldn&#8217;t have been within reach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the boys get physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They have all the equipment and supports they need now and into the future as they continue to grow,&#8221; Mrs Shorter said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Without the NDIS we would never have been able to afford all of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/saveoursons.org.au\"><strong>saveoursons.org.au<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARENTS, Belinda and Leigh Shorter are encouraging the community to support the Duchenne Foundation, Save Our Sons, and grab the attention of the Federal Government. 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