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| Allyson 5 years old |
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Allyson was born April 12, 1995 and appeared to be healthy and vibrant at birth. She was a dream come true
for her loving family. At a two month check-up she was not physically progressing and at one year a muscle biopsy revealed
Nemaline Myopathy, a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy. Since neither parent had any history of muscular disease,
doctors advised that the chances of having another child with this disease were very slim. Unfortunately, that was not the
case. Rachel was born on April 8, 1999 and at four months old was diagnosed with the same disease. While both girls
had big hearts and active minds, the disease made them extremely weak. Both girls relied on the use of special walkers and
both needed custom wheelchairs. The lack of muscular development made such routine sicknesses as the common cold a life
threatening ailment.
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| Rachel 5 years old |
Though both Allyson and Rachel had numerous hospital stays, weekly therapy
sessions and scores of medical appointments, they were happy and vibrant little girls. Providing them with the
most normal life possible was their family’s primary goal. Both girls loved preschool and playing with other kids.
After long, brave battles they both passed away at the age of 5. Because Allyson and Rachel touched so many lives, friends
and family have come together to form the Two Angels Foundation.
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