Hello from Tinkler's Rucksack,

In September 2014, Mitch was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. This explains why he finds it hard to keep up with his friends, why he falls down a lot and why he tires easily. 

There's no cure for Mitchell's condition and the natural course of the disease means that his muscles will waste away over time as his body is not able to make the muscle stabiliser dystrophin. At some point he'll lose the ability to walk.

Mitch is like any other little boy. He knows he has poorly muscles and that they can't be fixed. He wants to run as fast as his friends and not get 'worned out' so quickly. He wishes that Santa could fix his muscles, or that there was 'just some medicine that will magic it all better'. 

Unfortunately there isn't  

We (Myself, 'Krazy' Kev Robinson, Ben 'The legs' McKeown, John Frank and Ali Jackson) are completing the 3 peaks with Joining Jack to raise money for vital research that could bring about a cure for this beast of a condition

Thank you and remember it's not all walking!

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