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Nathan Bettger | Oshkosh, WI

Nathan Bettger | Oshkosh, WI

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    “I wish I didn’t have special muscles…”

    “I wish I didn’t have special muscles,” Brendan said to me as I struggled to pull both him and his younger brother through the Farmers Market, with…… Read more ““I wish I didn’t have special muscles…””

    June 6, 2018July 5, 2018 by Nathan

    Light in the Darkness

    Sometimes, I am keenly aware that my writing, processing, thinking, and speaking tends towards the dark, the haggard, and the grief-slog of day-in-day-out challenges. Often the things…… Read more “Light in the Darkness”

    March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 by Nathan

    “Coping” as a couple

    I like this photo, because it was taken in a good moment. I can’t even say, a good day, because our ebbing and flowing these days does…… Read more ““Coping” as a couple”

    July 19, 2017January 9, 2018 by Nathan

    Dad’s Duchenne Top Ten

    Duchenne (pronounced due – SHEN) muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.DMD is caused by an absence of dystrophin, a protein…… Read more “Dad’s Duchenne Top Ten”

    July 15, 2017July 15, 2017 by Nathan

    …And then we discovered our son has a fatal genetic disease

    Duchenne. The first time I ever heard the word was when Kat, sitting next to me on the couch, covered her mouth and gasped. “Oh no,” I…… Read more “…And then we discovered our son has a fatal genetic disease”

    July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 by Nathan

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