Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week

Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week. About one in 4,000 children in the United States will develop mitochondrial disease by the age of 10 years. Mitochondrial disease is progressive and has no cure. More children die from mito than cancer, and yet it doesn't have nearly the same kind of support or awareness. Mitochondria are the energy centers of cells, without enough energy to power the body, organ systems begin to fail. A number of children who have mito need feeding tubes and so I know far too many children with this disease.
We're supporting our Mito friends this week!