Angelina Olivera

Angelina Olivera is a Texas resident who has lost two brothers to Duchenne muscular dystrophy and is now the full-time caretaker for her teenage son, Ryu, who has DMD.

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    Dear Incoming FDA Leadership: I Lost My Brothers to a Rare Disease. Please Help My Son.

    Angelina Olivera
    My 14-year-old son Ryu has a terminal rare disease. We were to travel from Texas to the District of Columbia on May 12 to attend a Senate hearing on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) budget. There, Ryu had hoped to meet our Senator, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to shake his hand, and to tell him…
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