Austin was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy in the fall of 2016 at age 3.5. He lives with his family in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio with his younger sister, parents, and two mini-golden doodles, Teddy & Tucker. Austin loves to spend his time enjoying the outdoors, catching frogs in the creek behind his house, cruising the neighborhood on his motorized trike, creating art, and inventing new ways to catch frogs. ​

Despite Duchenne, Austin is doing very well physically. We feel he received a miracle by having the opportunity to participate in a gene therapy clinical trial at Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, OH) The treatment he received should slow down his disease progression. We hope and pray this treatment is soon FDA-approved and available to all children battling this horrific, fatal disease.