Inspiration on Wheelz puts on Ryan's Day every year to raise awareness and funds for research on Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which causes muscles to lose function and currently has no cure.
Community members gathered Sunday for "Ryan's Day 12," the 12th annual fundraiser to raise money for research on a disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
, and occurs primarily in males. Early signs may include delayed ability to sit, stand, or walk and difficulties learning to speak. Muscle weakness is usually noticeable in early childhood, between 2 and 11 years old. Ryan was diagnosed at age four and faced many challenges growing up. "I was kind of mad at the world a little bit. I wasn't able to do what everybody else could do," he said.
"Some people, they think just because we can't move that we can't talk for ourselves. We're just the same as everyone else. The only thing that's different is you can see our problems, and some people you can't see their problems. Ours is just there for the world to see," he said.
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