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STEP FORWARD TO CURE TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS
HELLO: MY NAME IS
BARBARA AND I AM CHAIRING THE 9TH ANNUAL STEP FORWARD TO CURE TUBEROUS
SCLEROSIS COMPLEX. WE ALL HEARD OF
MAKE-A-WISH, WALK FOR CANCER, BREAST CANCER WALKS - BUT TUBEROUS
SCLEROSIS?? THAT WAS MY REACTION WHEN MY
18 MONTH OLD GRANDSON WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TSC.
OUR WALK IS BEING HELD MAY 17TH AT EL DORADO PARK, LB.
STEP FORWARD TO CURE TSC IS A COMMUNITY WALKATHON TO RAISE
AWARENESS, FUNDS AND HOPE ON BEHALF OF THE CHILDREN LIVING WITH THIS
DISORDER. TSC IS A DEVASTATING GENETIC
DISORDER THAT CAUSES TUMORS TO FORM IN VARIOUS VITAL ORGANS, PRIMARILY THE
BRAIN, EYES, HEART, KIDNEYS LIVER AND SKIN - THERE IS NO CURE - SO WE WALK TO
RAISE $$ TO FIND THAT CURE. OUR MISSION
IS DEDICATED TO FINDING A CURE FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX WITH IMPROVING
THE LIVES OF THOSE AFFECTED.
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volunteering or just wanting to find out what Tuberous Sclerosis is all about. Thank you!
Barbara O'Neill