Burnaby Firefighters for Muscular Dystrophy

Boot Drives from our past. Where has the time gone. *** Click the HD setting to watch the video in HD. SD is usually the default. - DONATION LINK - https://muscle.akaraisin.com//virtua/t/Burnabyfirefighters -... Burnaby Firefighters have always shown up in large numbers to support this great cause. Though this year is a bit different and we can't be out in the community, we are still here, supporting those that need our help. Until there is a Cure, There is Us. - The needs of those with Neruomuscular Dysorders still remains and we continue to raise funds to ultimately help find a cure! - Please, consider makaing a donation. Tax receipts for donations of $20.00 or more. Follow the link, it only takes a moment. **** PLEASE, LIKE, SHARE and LEAVE A COMMENT **** Disclaimer - All photos are pre-covid from past MD Boot Drives https://muscle.akaraisin.com//virtua/t/Burnabyfirefighters Greater Vancouver Chapter Mdc Muscular Dystrophy Association Muscular Dystrophy Canada

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My sincere thank you to all for supporting our Blues For Muscular Dystrophy concert! The show and the fundraising was a great success! We exceeded our fundraisi...ng page target of $5K plus boot drive and ticket proceeds! Thank you to the following friends that made our Giving Back and Paying It Forward concert a wonderful evening! Richard Quan Elias Lowe Kevin Tremblay Jordy McIntosh Daniel Moir Muscular Dystrophy Canada Averill Stephenson Devon Bailey Tiffany Oh Tanner Prevette Daniel Marquardt Burnaby Firefighters For Muscular Dystrophy Derek Cousins Brad Smyth Susan Lepin Steve Tremblay Max Jones and Chelsea Hiromy Shadbolt Centre For The Arts Bernice Quan Rosanna Quan Our family, friends, and supporters to the cause!

Very happy for Burnaby Fire Departments, Mike Legg on receiving this acknowledgment. Congratulations, Mike!! We are all extremely proud.

Good luck this weekend with your Drive.

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October 4 October 10, 2020 is #BeckerMuscularDystrophyAwarenessWeek. In recognition of this week dedicated to raising awareness for Becker Muscular Dystrophy ...(#BMD), we bring you #FastFacts: 1. Becker Muscular Dystrophy is an inherited degenerative muscle disorder, which means it is a genetic disorder that gradually makes the body's muscles weaker and smaller. It causes less severe problems (#milder) and is less progressive than the most common type of dystrinopathies, Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 2. #Dystrophinopathies are a spectrum of X-linked recessive disorders that are due to absence or alteration of the dystrophin protein. Dystrophin is a protein made by muscle cells that doesn't work as it should. A change in the dystrophin gene makes the protein too short. The flawed dystrophin puts muscle cells at risk for damage with normal use. Usually, the body will repair or replace damaged muscle cells. But in Becker MD, the cells die instead. After the muscle cells die, they are replaced by fat and scar tissue. 3. #PediatricOnset Becker muscular dystrophy is characterized by later-onset skeletal muscle weakness. A child with Becker MD may start to walk later than most kids do. But the disease rarely causes health problems until a child has muscle weakness in the hips and pelvis. This usually happens when kids are 1013 years old. Walking problems are usually noticed around age 1516. 4. Among children with the Becker MD gene, boys are most affected with weakness in their arm and leg movements. That's because the dystrophin gene is on the X chromosome. Boys have only one X chromosome, but girls have two. So girls almost always have a second copy of the gene that can make the full, working dystrophin protein. Girls can be #carriers and are at risk of passing this on to their children. Girls can also have symptoms, but in general they are less severe than in boys. A woman who carries the gene has a 50% risk of passing the gene for BMD to each child she bears. Daughters who inherit the mutation will be carriers and may pass the defect on to their children. Sons with the mutated gene will eventually develop symptoms. 5. #AdultOnset With improved diagnostic techniques, it has been recognized that the mild end of the spectrum includes men with onset of symptoms after age 30 years who remain ambulatory into their 60s. 6. Becker MD affects the muscles of the hips, pelvis, thighs, and shoulders, as well as the heart. Despite the milder skeletal muscle involvement, changes in the heart muscle may happen faster than in other muscles and heart failure is a common cause of morbidity. 7. There is no cure for BMD or other muscular dystrophies. However, a variety of treatments help relieve symptoms. 8. Becker MD can be diagnosed via Creatine kinase (#CK) level via a blood test, #musclebiopsy and #genetictesting (look out for a webinar report soon on the different genetic testing techniques!) 9. MDC’s MSAC member, Dr. Toshi Yokota and Fullbright Scholar Dr. Omar Sheikh, published an article in 2020 that noted with the support of newly available genetic diagnosis tools, persons affected by Becker MD can be classied based on #mutations, which is important for future personalized therapies. To learn more, check this out: https://muscle.ca//u/2019/09/BeckerMuscularDystrophy-E.pdf

SAVE THE DATE!! Please SHARE this POST. 2020 Muscular Dystrophy Boot Drive. This year will look a bit different and ONLINE DONATIONS will be available!! Greater Vancouver Chapter Muscular Dystrophy Canada Burnaby NOW Burnaby Firefighters L323

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Please hit the SHARE button..... Help Us Reach The Top. 2018 MD Boot Drive. Friday November 16 and Saturday November 17. Look for our members throughout the city of Burnaby collecting donations to support the fight against Muscular Dystrophy. Until Theres a Cure, There is Us. Muscular Dystrophy CanadaGreater Vancouver Chapter MdcCity of Burnaby - Local GovernmentCanadians for Muscular Dystrophy - BC/YT

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Neuromuscular disorders are a group of diseases that weaken the body’s muscles. The causes, symptoms, age of onset, severity and progression vary depending on the individual and the exact diagnosis. While some types of neuromuscular disorders are first evident in infancy or early childhood, other types may not appear until later in life. The severity of symptoms, the age at which the symptoms appear, how fast the symptoms progress, and what pattern of inheritance the disorder... follows, are all factors that differ among the various forms of muscular dystrophy. In general, neuromuscular disorders are progressive, causing the muscles to gradually weaken over time. People diagnosed with a neuromuscular disorder may lose the ability to do things that are often taken for granted, like brushing their teeth, feeding themselves or climbing stairs. Some people will lose the ability to walk or breathe on their own. Burnaby Firefighters for Muscular Dystrophy is committed to the fight against MD. Until there is a cure, there is us. Greater Vancouver Chapter Mdc Muscular Dystrophy Canada

2020 Muscular Dystrophy Canada, Townhall Meeting. Coming together today, virtually. Planning for the future. As the world changes the way we do things, one thing is certain; Until There is a Cure, There is Us. Ignited by Passion, Fueled by Hope. Muscular Dystrophy Canada Greater Vancouver Chapter Mdc

Second Alarm fire this morning in the Metrotown area. Great firefighting by @IAFF323 fire crews!! Burnaby ESS on scene to assist displaced residents. @BurnabyRCMP @MayorofBurnaby @BurnabyNOW_News @BurnabyFireDept

1 year ago today we lost Tin Man Ken Kinney to job related cancer. He was a respected #IAFF #Firefighter, A Loving Family Man with strong character 28 years o...f service @IAFF323 is proud to have served with him. We keep his family in our hearts at this time. He has Fallen But Will Never Be Forgotten. @CityofBurnaby See more

Burnaby Fire Firefighter Todd MacNeil, Fire Hall #5 piping, at the 7:00PM tribute to frontline workers. Have a listen! Thanks Doug Payette for the video!!