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Posing as a Scientist to Save My Sons
Pat Furlong's sons were diagnosed with a devastating terminal illness
Pat Furlong is an Ohio mother-of-four who pretended to be a scientist in an attempt to find a cure for her sons, who were diagnosed with the devastating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy condition. Her efforts led to a change in the US law with extra funding for research into the terminal illness. (Photo credit: Robert Bruschini.)
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