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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, March 1, 2000-7
Brotherhood Night raises $I,700 f
How far would u
you g for
a loved one? -
That was a question John
Davidson put out to the men
gathered for the annual
Brotherhood Night hosted
this year by the Seaforth
Optimist Club last Thursday
at the Seaforth Legion. •
To show how much
Davidson loves his son, .he -
walked 3,300 km across
Ontario with him in 1995.
. Then, in 1998, Davidson
walked 8,300 km across
Canada. to again pay tribute
to his son -Jesse.
The reason they travelled
so far was to try to raise $10.
million that could be put •.
towards genetic -research and
help find a cure for diseases
like. Duchene Muscular
Dystrophy, which Jesse has.
"This whole walk .was
about a great number of .
people, young and old,
answering the question, how
far would you go," said
Davidson.
So far ore
$2.7 milliur
has bee
_raised. If $1
million . i.
raised.- $1
million coul
be spent car
year forever
to try an
find a cure,
for Duchene
Mus:uta
Dystrophy
and othc
g e n e t i
disorders
s a i
Davidson.
Service
John Davidson
Dystrophy, as a car. Either the
is a genetic accelerator is stuck down,
disorder that or the brakes don't work. So
only occurs the musclesdon't stop
in male deteriorating.
child re n . . Davidson, who was horn
e s s e ' s in Scotland, and grew up in
muscle cells Brantford, said a lot of
do not parents when they see their
replicate children skate or play
themselves baseball, may not he happy
normally,' unless their child makes a
and the loss big play and wins.
of muscle , "I just telt them to think
s t re n g t.h about it. Al (east you got to
w h i c h see your son or daughter
became walk on the'grass; or glide
evident across the ice," said
around age Davidson. •
five, is. In thc eight world leading
countries, Canada donates
.the lowest amount of money
per capita on researching
diseases. On average,
Americans spend $79.47
every year on research.
That number fcir Canadians.
.is $9.38.
Together, thc clubs that
progressive.
clubs across the area heard . Mainly. it affects heart and
Davidson speak about his respi4tory functions.
jouiney across Ontario with Mast people -with the
his ;son Jesse, who was disor r -do not live past the
confined to a wheelchair age o120.
throughout the trip because To help understand the.
of the Muscular Dystrophy. • disease Davidson told the
Duchenne Muscular grout; to think of the gen es
Donation`to Jesse's Journey
,Local service clubs contributed a joint donation of $
spoke in Seaforth last Thursday. Pictured above from
Columbus,.Rob Simpson, of the Seaforth Optimists,
Forresters. -
•
Brett Jewitt photo
1,700 to Jesset Journey when John Davidson, shown third from the left,
left are Don MacRae, of the Dublin lions, Lloyd Steinberg; of the Knights of
Gord Rimme; of the Seaforth Lions and Lorne Glanville, of the Kinburn
attended the event donated
more than $1,700 towards
Jesse's Journey. The total
included the Legion Ladies
Auxilary, who donated all
the money they had Tett over
from making the meal served
as part of Brotherhood
Night.
"Our kids are all different.
They arc like snowflakes, we
have none the same. And
that is what makes them
special," said Davidson.
"I.know if there was a
cure, that it may not work
for Jesse, but there is still
hope. And -it would affect so
many other Canadians too,"
said Davidson.
Jesse now attends
Fanshawe college in
London, and is enrolled in
the two-year Hotel
Management program.
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