08.12.2017 Views

MDF Magazine Issue 54 December 2017

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

DF<br />

<strong>Magazine</strong><br />

05 <strong>MDF</strong> notice board<br />

06 National news<br />

07 MD information<br />

26 Health news<br />

MD INFORMATION<br />

07 Congenital muscular dystrophy<br />

10 Emergency alert cards<br />

Events<br />

14 Make Today Count Tandem Skydiving <strong>2017</strong><br />

15 Muscular dystrophy awareness run<br />

15 “Oomies se road trip”<br />

People<br />

16 Just live! So says Anne-Marie<br />

18 Iman Casoojee<br />

20 Tribute feature: Patrick John Artman<br />

21 Ride London: Barbara’s story<br />

22 Exondys 51: the Roe family’s story<br />

23 Ella and her ‘cheeky feet’<br />

Regular Features<br />

28 The View from Down Here<br />

29 Doctor’s corner<br />

30 Sandra’s thoughts on …<br />

Research<br />

24 Dystrophin mutation in Duchenne mouse model<br />

25 Myotubular myopathy gene therapy trial<br />

25 Bone health in people with FSHD<br />

C O N T E N T S<br />

Published by:<br />

Muscular Dystrophy Foundation of SA<br />

Tel: 011 472-9703<br />

Fax: 086 646 9117<br />

E-mail: national@mdsa.org.za<br />

Website: www.mdsa.org.za<br />

Publishing Team:<br />

Managing Editor: Pieter Joubert<br />

Copy Editor: Keith Richmond<br />

Publishing Manager: Gerda Brown<br />

Design and Layout: Divan Joubert<br />

Printer: Qualimark Printing<br />

Cover photo of Ludick Fouche courtesy<br />

of Angelos Frantzeskos.<br />

Future <strong>Issue</strong>s:<br />

April 2018<br />

(Deadline: 2 March 2018)<br />

The Muscular Dystrophy Foundation<br />

of South Africa<br />

We are a non-profi t organisation that supports<br />

people affected by muscular dystrophy and<br />

neuromuscular disorders and that endeavours to<br />

improve the quality of life of its members.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!