The Kopps' Page

Help us raise funds for researching a cure for DMD!

Thank you for visiting our muscular dystrophy fundraising page, created in honor of our son, Liam, who was born on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010.

While we were pregnant with our son, Liam, DNA testing revealed that he had inherited Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood. A progressive neuromuscular disease, DMD affects one in 3,500 boys worldwide and is the most common form of muscular dystrophy.

Boys with DMD usually lose the ability to walk between the ages of 8 and 12. By their late teens those diagnosed with DMD have lost most of their upper body strength, including the ability to move their arms. DMD affects all muscles in the body, including the heart and lungs, and therefore most children do not live past their early twenties due to heart or respiratory failure.

Please help us raise funds for researching new and better treatments, as well as, hopefully, a cure for DMD so that our son can look forward to a long, happy, and healthy life. Donate to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization formed by parents of children with DMD and a leader in funding DMD research.

To make a contribution, click on the "Donate Now" button above the thermometer to the left. Donating through this fundraising page is simple, fast and completely secure.

Your donation will help fulfill the critical need for DMD research funding. To learn more about this need, please read the following article, "A Wake Up Call," by Dr. Timothy Cripe: http://bit.ly/1iq3ZR

No donation is too small or large. Every contribution counts and is 100% tax deductible. Please send this to all your friends and family members who might understand our desire to help our son and countless other boys with DMD!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support and compassion. It is the support from friends like you that gives us comfort during this challenging time in our lives.

With hope,
Jeffrey (Kopper) & Gina Kopp

Please e-mail us at kopper65@gmail.com or ginagogo71@yahoo.com if you have any questions or comments.

Liam's Here!

Liam was born at 11:01 p.m. on February 16, 2010. He weighed 8 lbs., 12 oz. and was 21" long. Mommy and baby are both doing great. We'll be posting photos here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kopper/sets/72157623330219461/