A week before Christmas Lincoln's parents Becci & Andrew were given news that no parent should ever have to hear about their beautiful child. He has a illness that has no cure. After several weeks of blood tests they were referred urgently to Alder Hay Children's Hospital to hear news that would change their and Lincoln's future forever. He has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a muscle wasting condition that effects every muscle in your body from those that move your limbs to the ones that work our vital organs. People with DMD do not have the all important working Dystrophin vein in there muscles which means all the other proteins have nothing to attach to and the muscle cannot repair or rebuild itself. So what does this mean for Lincoln? Well at first he won't be able to physically keep up with his peers and as time goes on he will increasingly need to the use of a wheelchair and eventually his organs will no longer be able to function properly and he will slip away from us. The current life expectancy for a person with DMD is 20-30 years however this is advancing through time.

Lincoln is my daughters best friend, and they play together all the time. Its heartbreaking to know that eventually he will not be able to keep up with her. Lincoln wont be able to ride a bike like other children do....every child should be allowed to learn to ride a bike 😢 there are bikes that are specially adapted, but as with everything there comes a cost.

Lincolns parents will also be setting up a registered charity in Lincolns name and fundraising through that to distribute to other Duchennes Charities to aid all important research.

This is Lincolns future now, we can pray for a breakthrough for DMD in the meantime we keep on keeping on, and do the best for Lincoln to continue to give him an enjoyable childhood xxxx