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Dear Cowboy Families, ​
Please take a moment to read about Kendall,
a brave Cowboy who is battling a rare disease known as Leigh Syndrome
Kendall's Diagnosis:
Kendall is diagnosed with Leigh Syndrome, (specifically mitochondrial DNA-associated Leig​h
Syndrome, m.3688G>A) which i​s a rare and potentially devastating mitochondrial disorder affecting 1 in about 100,000 children. Leigh Syndrome is a progressive neurodegenerative metabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system. Affected children often experience vomiting, seizures, delayed development, muscle weakness, and problems with movement and breathing. To date, mutations in
over 60 genes, both nuclear and mitochondrial DNA encoded, have been shown to cause Leigh
Syndrome. Kendall has a de novo "new" mutated gene in her mitochondrial DNA (m.3688G>A) that manifested symptoms in 2016, when she was around two and a half years old. Prior to that time, Kendall was healthy and reaching all milestones, so it was devastating for us to see the regression and learn that this mitochondrial disease could possibly take her abilities to walk, talk, and swallow. But Kendall is a tough and determined girl who continues to motivate us in our race towards a cure..
