KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- On Saturday the Western Michigan hoceky team will hold its annual Ice Duchenne event to support a cure to defeat Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy. A charity event birthed when a member of the WMU hockey family Louie, and son of former associate head coach Rob Facca was diagnosed with Duchenne at the age of three.
Duchenne's is the most common fatal genetic disorder diagnosed during childhood, affecting approximately one in 3,500 boys worldwide. The disease results in the degeneration of muscle and affects the legs, heart, lungs and brain. While there is no cure, aggressive therapy and treatments have helped Louie and many boys around the world slow the effects of the disease.