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Our community is at the heart of our work. Read our blogs to find out more about the many aspects of a journey with Duchenne muscular dystrophy directly from those who are living it.

Have you got a story to tell? We’d love to share it – please get in touch to find out more: lizzie.cox@actionduchenne.org

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#DAY18OFISOLATION

March 23, 2020 by Lynnette

A blog by Duchenne Mum - Ashley 18 days ago I made the decision for my family to take everyone out of school/nursery, some may think I was a little …

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Isolation for the nation

March 23, 2020 by Lynnette

A blog by Duchenne Dad, Darren Well, CV19 is here, so what do we do about it, how will we fill our time, how do we alleviate the boredom of self …

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Supporting families – Lynnette’s perspective

March 20, 2020 by Lynnette

In April 2016, 6 months after my son was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, I joined the Action Duchenne team. I felt I had to do something …

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Hundreds inspired by Duchenne Science on Tour project

March 12, 2020 by Samantha

We recognised that keeping up with research news can be challenging, with news stories and press releases using language that's much more …

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My first month at Action Duchenne

March 9, 2020 by Lynnette

When the National Director role at Action Duchenne came up last November and I started reading about all the work the charity does, it was inspiring …

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Raising the profile of Duchenne with Primary School pupils on Rare Disease Day

March 8, 2020 by Lynnette

Lizzie, Duchenne Mummy and one of Action Duchenne's volunteer Community Champions, was asked to go into her son’s school to give a talk about Duchenne …

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Advocacy at a Norfolk Primary school

November 14, 2019 by Lynnette

Our Patient Advocate and Registry Curator, Angela Stringer attended a meeting this week in a Norfolk primary school to support a Duchenne …

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Update on our campaigning work

November 8, 2019 by Lynnette

As part of our vision of a world where lives are no longer limited by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, one of our key objectives is campaigning for …

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Advocacy at a North West Primary School

November 7, 2019 by Lynnette

Hot on the heels of her presentation to the group of Trainee Physiotherapists last week, Lynnette donned her Advocacy hat again and travelled to the …

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Presenting Duchenne to our future physios

October 31, 2019 by Lynnette

Our vision is very clear, a world where lives are no longer limited by Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In our ongoing work to achieve this vision, along …

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Progression of time – Benjamin James

March 6, 2019 by abzali123

Taken from Benjamin James' blog HorizonsofHope - living with a neuromuscular condition, feelings, frustrations and hope.  "Recently I have …

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Things like this don’t happen to you… do they? – a Duchenne Dad’s perspective

March 5, 2019 by abzali123

Check out a new blog from a Duchenne Dad's perspective by the brilliant Kieron Sales. https://duchdad.home.blog   It’s a …

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