Westfield Golf Club

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Address

13940 Balmoral Greens Avenue,

Clifton Virginia Northern Virginia 20124 United States

Upcoming Events

17th Annual FORE Duchenne - Monday, July 20, 2020 - (Rescheduled date)
7:00 AM Breakfast | 8:00 AM Shotgun

Leadership

Board of Directors Joel Wood, President Scott Sinder, Secretary James Wood, Treasurer Dan Carson, Director Dave Heil, Director Brad Todd, Director

Advisors Dr. Eric Hoffman Dana Wood Monica Heil Tina Carson

Staff Michelle Payne, Executive Director

Financial & Tax Information

FED strives to be transparent in our work. Here are links to our most recent IRS form 990 and audited financial statements. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy?

The words “incurable” and “untreatable” have been closely associated with Duchenne. It is an X-chromosome disease that afflicts boys, and it will never be eliminated through genetic screening because the dystrophin gene is the largest gene in body – times ten – and thus much more prone to have flaws that are not inherited. The trajectory of this disorder is insidious. Duchenne boys typically are not diagnosed until they are four years old or older. They tend to get better in the so-called “honeymoon” stage, which usually lasts until the early teenage years. But their muscles are deteriorating and cannot regenerate. Dystrophin is part of the chemical glue that holds muscle cell walls together, and those walls eventually collapse and are filled with collagen that causes fibrosis. First the legs give out, slowly, then, the arms and upper body. The disease moves from skeletal muscle to smooth muscle tissue. Lungs and hearts deteriorate. Corticosteroid treatment forestalls the muscle deterioration, but steroids have terrible side effects such as making bones brittle. You get the picture. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is excruciating, ruthless, sadistic, and painful. More than anything, it is cruel.