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Christine McSherry -002
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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Jan 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In the spotlight: Christine McSherry. This wife, mother of five and RN from Boston's South Shore, was told: "your son Jett has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy." After shaking her head in disbelief, she knew she had to fight for her son, so she created The Jett Foundation. Christine took on Congress, the Senate, the FDA and the pharmaceutical companies in an effort to find a drug in a race against time to treat this fatal disease that strikes only boys. Hear her incredible story on The Story Behind Her Success with Candy O'Terry. To find out more about the Jett Foundation, just go to: www.jettfoundation.org.
Christine McSherry and her son, Jett, who is taking the newly approved drug Exondys 51 for his Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Christine McSherry and her son, Jett, who is taking the newly approved drug Exondys 51 for his Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Released:
Jan 9, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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