About Us | The Uplifted Foundat

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Our Purpose

Committed to Uplifting Lives

Community Awareness:

The Uplifted Foundation is dedicated to enhancing awareness of Muscular Dystrophy within underserved communities, ensuring that children receive diagnoses they desperately need. By advocating for awareness, we strive to create change and empower families through access to vital resources.

Assisted Thriving:

Our secondary mission involves providing medical devices like the Perfect Lift to aid those living with Duchenne, improving their quality of life, and enhancing independence. Every device donated carries the promise of uplifting living standards.

Like many siblings of someone with muscular dystrophy, I don't remember a time when Dylan didn't have Duchenne. It never stopped us from being dumb kids, we still raised Hell in our home, but I knew he was different. Trips to hospitals all over America, a new drug every month, different news from doctors, each experience seemingly more draining than the last. However, through all of the struggle, something stood out to me. No matter what tests were done on him, how much the timetables had moved, Dylan never came home a patient; he always stayed a kid. It was his drive to thrive that inspired me to co-found The Uplifted Foundation.

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