A note from Kevin. . .
What’s up, I’m Kevin McDonald. I’m a typical 13 year old that loves any sport that involves a ball…baseball, football, basketball. I also love to hunt and fish…boy, do I have a fishing story for you! When I was 11 years old, I never thought I would be in the situation I’m in today. Why, you ask? Well, I was hanging out with my friend, Mark, when all of the sudden I picked him up and my right femur snapped. After seeing what felt like a million doctors, only one determined the true disease. What’s that disease, you ask? It’s called Gorham-Stout Disease. You’ve probably never heard of this because it’s very rare; there are about 200 cases reported, me being one of them. It affected the strongest bone in my body, the femur. Did you know the femur can hold up a car? That’s insane, I think. I have been immobilized to crutches and a wheelchair for the past year. I know that if I make one wrong move, it will snap. Trust me, it has happened twice since the initial break. It may not look that bad visually, but if you were there with me throughout the last year and a half of this battle, you would understand.
