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Walking Strong: Living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Sometimes, it takes a world-shaking event to put things into perspective. For the Llauro family, this life-changing event came in the form of a happy, smiling bundle of joy. In 2005, Valerie Pappas Llauro gave birth to...
Walk Strong With Us and Change The Lives of Those With Duchenne
There is no greater satisfaction than helping those in need, easing their burden, and bringing joy into their lives. When we started the foundation, in order to raise money for research and create awareness, we did not...
Donation for a Cure During Social Distancing
During this pandemic when the world is so uncertain, Walking Strong has not wavered in helping numerous families that have come to us for assistance as well as donate much-needed funds to our clinic, The Center For...
Walking Strong Gala 2019 raises over $350,000 – a total of $1,000,000 in 5 years!
The 2019 Annual "Night Of Strength" Gala was the most successful to date. With over 350 attendees, silent and live auctions, incredible food and a powerhouse performance by NBC's "The Voice" finalist Keisha Renee. ...
Water – A refuge from Duchenne
I am sitting and watching my boy experiencing freedom. Free from his wheelchair, free from constriction, and tightness and free from Duchenne - for a moment. We are in Miami, basking in the warm and humid weather, and...
Duchenne Parent Guide for Sanity
It is not often that we find tools and resources for parents for coping and living with Duchenne. Each one of us is consumed in finding the best therapy for our boys, getting them into the right clinical and the best...
