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Help Brandon: help those with Muscular Dystrophy
Published by Glenda Laverty on Sep 18, 2011
101 Signatures 
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Target: Provincial Government
Region: Canada
Background (Preamble):
My cousin, Brandon - a 21 Year old Ottawa man has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a degenerative disease of the muscles that has him confined to wheelchair. He suffers from heart and respiratory problems and weighs only 67lbs. His life depends on a special diet, one that permits him to swallow without choking.
Recently the Ministry of Community and Social Services decided that Brandon & others with same disease will no longer receive an allowance. There are 14 diseases that are eligible for the allowance, including anorexia nervosa, cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, HIV/Aids and MS. Brandon's mother asked Dalton McGuinty to help and his constituency office suggested she start a petition.
Recently the Ministry of Community and Social Services decided that Brandon & others with same disease will no longer receive an allowance. There are 14 diseases that are eligible for the allowance, including anorexia nervosa, cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, HIV/Aids and MS. Brandon's mother asked Dalton McGuinty to help and his constituency office suggested she start a petition.
Petition:
We the undersigned call on the Provincial government to review their policy and add Muscular Dystrophy and other weight-loss illnesses to the list of diseases eligible to receive Government assistance.
The Help Brandon: help those with Muscular Dystrophy petition to Provincial Government was written by Glenda Laverty and is in the category Health at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: brandon, md, muscular dystrophy, weigh loss, allowance
