{"id":8210,"date":"2022-09-06T20:48:46","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T20:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/?p=8210"},"modified":"2024-11-06T16:03:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T21:03:25","slug":"world-duchenne-awareness-day-celebrating-women-in-duchenne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/world-duchenne-awareness-day-celebrating-women-in-duchenne\/","title":{"rendered":"World Duchenne Awareness Day: Celebrating Women in Duchenne"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"core-block classic-block wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure\"><p>September 7 is World Duchenne Awareness Day, a global day aimed at raising awareness for those affected by Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cWomen &amp; Duchenne,\u201d and to honor this day, we\u2019re highlighting inspiring women in the Duchenne community. Whether they are a patient, caregiver, or advocate, we celebrate their positivity, determination, and contributions to all those affected by this rare disease.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"spacer color-theme--white\" style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-acf-seven-five-split\">\t<div class=\"seven-five__inner container container--padded container--max-width seven-five__inner--center seven-five__inner--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__subheading heading--6\">Aspiring screenwriter living with Duchenne<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"seven-five__heading heading--3\">Lizanne Schreur<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__description wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure body-copy--1\"><p>Lizanne was diagnosed with Duchenne at the age of three. The occurrence of Duchenne is very rare among females and often manifests differently than it does in males. As a result, Lizanne has faced some unique challenges. Through sheer resilience she continues to find solutions to overcome the hurdles that Duchenne presents<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nNow at 22 years old, she is currently studying Digital Television Production and is pursuing a path to becoming a screenwriter. Lizanne wants to diversify the acting and film industries with better representation and recognition for disabled people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__image-outer\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Lizanne-scaled-1-768x511.webp\" class=\"seven-five__image\" alt=\"Lizanne Schreur Headshot\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1920px) 576px, (min-width: 1440px) 552px, (min-width: 1200px) 456px, (min-width: 900px) 344px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, (min-width: 600px) 540px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Lizanne-scaled-1-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Lizanne-scaled-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Lizanne-scaled-1-1024x681.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Lizanne-scaled-1-1536x1022.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Lizanne-scaled-1-2048x1362.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Lizanne-scaled-1-400x266.webp 400w\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer color-theme--white\" style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-acf-seven-five-split\">\t<div class=\"seven-five__inner container container--padded container--max-width seven-five__inner--center seven-five__inner--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__subheading heading--6\">Duchenne advocate and award-winning caregiver<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"seven-five__heading heading--3\">Shelley Simmonds<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__description wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure body-copy--1\"><p>Shelley Simmonds is a mother and caregiver who has used her personal experiences to campaign for better resources and care for those in the Duchenne, rare disease, and disability communities.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nShelley has been active in supporting these communities since her son\u2019s Duchenne diagnosis. Her work in advocating for accessibility, inclusion, independence, equality, and amplifying the patient voice has earned her a \u201cCaregiver of the year\u201d 2022 award by the charity Muscular Dystrophy UK. Shelley has also been appointed as a trustee for Disability Rights UK, the first ever parent\/caregiver to be given this position. This appointment is a testament to her advocacy work for the disabled community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__image-outer\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Shelley2-768x768.webp\" class=\"seven-five__image\" alt=\"Shelley Simmonds headshot\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1920px) 576px, (min-width: 1440px) 552px, (min-width: 1200px) 456px, (min-width: 900px) 344px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, (min-width: 600px) 540px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Shelley2-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Shelley2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Shelley2-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Shelley2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Shelley2-400x400.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Shelley2.webp 1536w\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer color-theme--white\" style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-acf-seven-five-split\">\t<div class=\"seven-five__inner container container--padded container--max-width seven-five__inner--center seven-five__inner--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__subheading heading--6\">Patient Engagement Liaison to the DMD Community<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"seven-five__heading heading--3\">Malisa Rust<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__description wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure body-copy--1\"><p>Malisa Rust is a Patient Engagement Liaison on PTC\u2019s Patient Engagement team, supporting the DMD community alongside her colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Through her work, she has seen the impact and power of women in the DMD advocacy community. Their openness and passion have allowed Malisa and the PE team the opportunity to understand what gaps exist in the community and therefore what changes need to be made to make a meaningful difference.  <\/p>\n<p>In each woman of this community, whether a caregiver, advocate, or patient, Malisa sees resilience and grit. The hardships they have faced have only empowered them to do something about it: not just for their child, but for a community of people that need support, resources, and a helping hand. Malisa is motivated by their determination and collaboration, and is driven to do her part, taking inspiration from an African Proverb: \u201cIf you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__image-outer\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Malisa-Rust-in-Color.jpg-scaled-1-768x512.webp\" class=\"seven-five__image\" alt=\"Malisa Rust Headshot\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1920px) 576px, (min-width: 1440px) 552px, (min-width: 1200px) 456px, (min-width: 900px) 344px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, (min-width: 600px) 540px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Malisa-Rust-in-Color.jpg-scaled-1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Malisa-Rust-in-Color.jpg-scaled-1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Malisa-Rust-in-Color.jpg-scaled-1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Malisa-Rust-in-Color.jpg-scaled-1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Malisa-Rust-in-Color.jpg-scaled-1-2048x1366.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Malisa-Rust-in-Color.jpg-scaled-1-400x267.webp 400w\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer color-theme--white\" style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-acf-seven-five-split\">\t<div class=\"seven-five__inner container container--padded container--max-width seven-five__inner--center seven-five__inner--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__subheading heading--6\">Duchenne caregiver making education possible in Ukraine<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"seven-five__heading heading--3\">Marharyta<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__description wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure body-copy--1\"><p>A fearless patient advocate, Duchenne caregiver and mother, Marharyta worked closely with her son\u2019s school, other parents, students and teachers to make it possible for her 13-year-old son to continue his education at the local school in Ukraine.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nMarharyta understood the key role that education plays in children\u2019s lives, especially children living with a disability. As part of her efforts, she focused on ensuring that Danya can attend his local elementary school and get the most out of his time there. She\u2019s also worked tirelessly to improve her son\u2019s life and raise awareness of Duchenne in her local community, educating and creating opportunities for others with physical limitations or disabilities in the school system.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__image-outer\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Maharyta-768x1152.webp\" class=\"seven-five__image\" alt=\"Marharyta headshot\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1920px) 576px, (min-width: 1440px) 552px, (min-width: 1200px) 456px, (min-width: 900px) 344px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, (min-width: 600px) 540px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Maharyta-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Maharyta-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Maharyta-682x1024.webp 682w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Maharyta-400x600.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Maharyta.webp 853w\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer color-theme--white\" style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-acf-seven-five-split\">\t<div class=\"seven-five__inner container container--padded container--max-width seven-five__inner--center seven-five__inner--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__subheading heading--6\">Duchenne advocate honoring her sibling through her work <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"seven-five__heading heading--3\">Maria Laura D\u2019Annunzio<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__description wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure body-copy--1\"><p>Maria Laura D&#8217;Annunzio, Psychologist, Senior Manager, Argentina, is part of PTC\u2019s patient engagement team who knows first-hand what it is like to be affected by Duchenne. She sadly lost her brother to the disease at the age of 19, and she is also a carrier of the DMD gene. Her personal experience left a deep mark on Laura, which led her to study psychology to support families affected by rare disease.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nIn 2015, Laura began working at the Asociaci\u00f3n Distrofia Muscular (ADM) of Argentina, the only organization for patients and families affected by Duchenne in her country. Two years later, she joined PTC Argentina to develop assistance programs and help patients access proper care. Through her work, Laura is able to positively impact the lives of patients and families and honor her brother.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__image-outer\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Laura-Dannuzio-2-768x1155.webp\" class=\"seven-five__image\" alt=\"Maria Laura D\u2019Annunzio Headshot\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1920px) 576px, (min-width: 1440px) 552px, (min-width: 1200px) 456px, (min-width: 900px) 344px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, (min-width: 600px) 540px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Laura-Dannuzio-2-768x1155.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Laura-Dannuzio-2-199x300.webp 199w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Laura-Dannuzio-2-681x1024.webp 681w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Laura-Dannuzio-2-400x602.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Laura-Dannuzio-2.webp 851w\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer color-theme--white\" style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-acf-seven-five-split\">\t<div class=\"seven-five__inner container container--padded container--max-width seven-five__inner--center seven-five__inner--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__subheading heading--6\">Caregiver dancing for Duchenne <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"seven-five__heading heading--3\">Hulda Svansd\u00f3ttir<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__description wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure body-copy--1\"><p>Hulda\u2019s son \u00c6gir was diagnosed with Duchenne when he was just four and a half years old. Accepting a diagnosis was difficult, but Hulda decided not to let grief, sadness or fear define her or her family\u2019s lives and instead set out to create a community that would spread messages of joy and hope.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nShe created Hope with Hulda, a charity built on supporting causes related to Duchenne and rare diseases. To broadcast positivity and raise awareness of the disease, she began a weekly video series, \u201cDancing for Duchenne.\u201d The Friday dance turned out to be so popular (globally), even Icelandic prime minister Katr\u00edn Jakobsd\u00f3tti got involved. Hulda continues to inspire people affected by Duchenne by encouraging the community to do things that bring them joy and happiness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__image-outer\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Hulda-Aegir-scaled-1-768x432.webp\" class=\"seven-five__image\" alt=\"Hulda Svansd\u00f3ttir headshot\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1920px) 576px, (min-width: 1440px) 552px, (min-width: 1200px) 456px, (min-width: 900px) 344px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, (min-width: 600px) 540px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Hulda-Aegir-scaled-1-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Hulda-Aegir-scaled-1-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Hulda-Aegir-scaled-1-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Hulda-Aegir-scaled-1-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Hulda-Aegir-scaled-1-2048x1152.webp 2048w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Hulda-Aegir-scaled-1-400x225.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Hulda-Aegir-scaled-1-466x262.webp 466w\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"spacer color-theme--white\" style=\"height: 64px;\">\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignfull wp-block-acf-seven-five-split\">\t<div class=\"seven-five__inner container container--padded container--max-width seven-five__inner--center seven-five__inner--left\">\n\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__subheading heading--6\">Proud and inspired scientist<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"seven-five__heading heading--3\">Nicole Risher<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__description wysiwyg wysiwyg--pure body-copy--1\"><p>Nicole Risher, Senior Manager, Pharmacology, has worked on PTC\u2019s DMD program on and off since starting at PTC almost 20 years ago, contributing to the scientific research.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nNicole is proud of her work as a scientist and is motivated every day to give each molecule she tests the best shot at going forward and helping someone.<br \/>\n<\/br><\/br><br \/>\nOver the years, she has had the opportunity to meet DMD patients and hearing their stories. She sees the impact of her and the team\u2019s work and feels that being a part of finding treatments for DMD means she is a part of history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"seven-five__image-outer\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1152\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Nicole-Risher-Phamacology-768x1152.webp\" class=\"seven-five__image\" alt=\"Nicole Risher Headshot\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1920px) 576px, (min-width: 1440px) 552px, (min-width: 1200px) 456px, (min-width: 900px) 344px, (min-width: 768px) 720px, (min-width: 600px) 540px, 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Nicole-Risher-Phamacology-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Nicole-Risher-Phamacology-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Nicole-Risher-Phamacology-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Nicole-Risher-Phamacology-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Nicole-Risher-Phamacology-400x600.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Nicole-Risher-Phamacology.webp 1296w\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>September 7 is World Duchenne Awareness Day, a global day aimed at raising awareness for those affected by Duchenne and Becker Muscular Dystrophy. This year\u2019s theme is \u201cWomen &amp; Duchenne,\u201d and to honor this day, we\u2019re highlighting inspiring women in the Duchenne community. 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