Testimonials
Tracy and Benjy Seckler
Matt’s Promise has enabled us to have a tremendous impact on the pace of therapeutics development for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. We have initiated two clinical trials for promising medications that are FDA-approved for other illnesses. One drug could delay and possibly even prevent heart failure in patients
Parent of a child in the DMD trial
“The IGF-1 trial proved very positive for my son Timothy. He grew 1 1/3” in the six months he was on it and his stamina seemed to pick up a bit while on the drug…We are convinced the drug made a difference…Thanks for sponsoring the trial, it was a great experience and it provided something we now feel very strongly
Darius Weems
“I am so pumped to be participating in a clinical trial at Johns Hopkins for older boys with DMD and heart problems. I go there with some of my crew every three months, and we are getting to know Baltimore pretty well. On our last visit, a DGW supporter invited us aboard her pirate ship that cruises the inner harbor
