Drug company, patients bond riding the surf. ‘I just like to feel the wind in my face, too.’

Drug company, patients bond riding the surf. ‘I just like to feel the wind in my face, too.’

Riley Sommerville, 13, knows what it’s like to go surfing, an activity that is generally impossible for kids with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic condition that severely weakens muscle tone, requiring the use of a wheelchair on land. But, for most of her life, Sommerville and a group of other kids and adults with SMA have been able to look forward to one day per year where an army of volunteers creates the exact environment necessary for them…