Justin Doo, an 11 year old Walpole resident was diagnosed with MMD in March 2007 when he was 7 years old. MMD is a progressive narrowing of the arteries to the brain. It restricts blood flow to the brain, often times resulting in TIAs/mini-strokes, or even worse a stroke. This disease affects only 1 in 2,000,000 people. The only option is surgery. Justin bravely endured 8 hours of brain surgery in April 2007.
Justin will always have Moya Moya. Many questions remain unanswered with MMD. Is it genetic or environmental? Why does it cause intense migraine-like headaches? Why do symptoms vary from child to child? Continued research is vitally important to promote better treatment and earlier diagnosis.
*ALL PROCEEDS FROM THIS EVENT GO DIRECTLY TO MMD RESEARCH*