Alex's Wish

Alex’s Wish is a charity set-up to eradicate Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy an of Muscular Dystrophy that affects 1 in every 3,500 boys born and results in total paralysis. Every single muscle is destroyed including their heart and lungs.

Alex’s Wish was set-up by Emma and Andy Hallam (parents to Alex) in late 2012. The Charity was named after their son was diagnosed with Duchenne in April 2010, when he was just 4 years old – the diagnosis came completely out of the blue. At the time of diagnosis, we were told…

Our aim is to raise vital funds to help bring new treatments to our boys and as quickly as possible. If we can help boys stay mobile for longer, keep them as healthy as possible and help build their muscles, we will have done a good job. Until then, we have much work to do and will continue raising funds until new treatments are available for everyone affected.

We are a , we promise that money raised will go towards new projects that will either help bring about new treatments or help fund vital work to ensure that as many boys can take part in clinical trials as possible. We and spend very wisely giving only to projects that have been through a ensuring they are fit for purpose and will work within a time line we are happy with. After all, we want to conquer Duchenne for this generation.