Thu, Sep 8th, 2005 HOME CLASSIFIEDS REAL ESTATE ABOUT US ... Send Me Headlines Regional News Happenings Sports and Rec Lifestyles Law and Order Business Editorial Columns Cartoon Letters Games Room Photo Gallery Special Sections contributed photo OVERCOMING CHALLENGES Ryan Ritter and his mother Catharine. Ryan lives with a disorder called Barth's Syndrome. Teen hopes to help others living with syndrome Sandy Poitras: Special Published: Wed, Aug 3rd, 2005 RYAN RITTER is a bright, quick-witted and popular 14-year-old, who, like most of his friends, is currently enjoying the lazy days of summer and not thinking very much about the inevitable return to school this fall where he will enter Grade 8 at Baxter Central Public School. You'll find him hanging out at the cottage, fishing, swimming, visiting with friends, hosting the occasional bonfire at his family's house in Utopia. Other than the fact he cannot physically exert himself very much, and the dose of digoxin he takes every day for his heart, he's a pretty ordinary teenager. Yet Ryan has an extraordinary story to tell. And it is hoped that through his story and the stories of boys like him, awareness will be raised about a rare but serious genetic disorder that has been snuffing out the lives of infant boys all over the world, regardless of race and denomination. | |
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