The rare muscular disease affects about one in 22,000 Americans. One being Austinite Kelly Kelley, who isn't letting the illness stop her from living life to the fullest.
PUBLISHED 8:18 PM CDT Jul. 15, 2022AUSTIN, Texas — With four children and 10 grandchildren, Austin resident Kelly Kelley has everything to fight for.
Austin resident Kelly Kelley spends two or three days a month at the Austin Neuromuscular Center receiving critical Enzyme Therapy Replacement infusions. Dr. Yessar Hussain has been treating patients with this muscular disease since 2012. It affects nearly one in 22,000 Americans. "Your body fails to process the sugar in the muscles needed for energy,” Dr. Hussain said. "Not missing the diagnosis is quite literally life and death to kids and older patients."Using her job as a ride share driver, along with a few stuffed sloths on the dashboard, the 56-year old welcomes all questions and comments on her daily struggles.
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