A race against time: Parents plead for help to save son from rare genetic disease

A race against time: Parents plead for help to save son from rare genetic disease

New Delhi: A doctor couple from Gurgaon is reaching out to the public to save their 13-year-old son, Garv, from the crippling grip of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disease that until recently had no cure.  Now, a groundbreaking one-time treatment offers hope—but it comes with a staggering price tag of Rs 28 crore, far beyond the reach of most families, even those with means. Garv’s parents, Dr. Madhu, a Haryana government employee…

He walked for twenty-four hours (with a nap of one hour). Photo: DR 49.18km in twenty-four hours. Martin Schwing, resident of Crépy-en-Valois, was the only qualified Oise at the French championships of 24 hours of walking (big background) in Bourges. It was from Saturday 22 February at 1pm to Sunday 23 February at 1pm. It was the fourth race of the genre for this licensed BOUC Athletics (Beauvais club). "This time I walked almost twenty-four hou…