Karalee Bennett’s world was shaken May 3, 2008. That’s when she learned that her son, Austin, had Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a degenerative — and incurable — disease that affects the muscles. She learned about it...

Austin Bennett was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy just days before his seventh birthday. The young boy’s parents had taken him to the University Medical Center for physical therapy to address awkward walking, frequent falls and...