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Duchenne  Muscle Dystrophy is killing thousands. Thousands more suffer every day. Families grieve. Children struggle. And yet with the right attention and the necessary funds, there is good reason to believe there will be a cure found. You can help! Vote for CureDuchenne in the Team Escalade Texas promotion going on right now. If they get the most votes over the duration of this promotion, they will receive $150,000 towards finding a cure. I doubt any of us have $150,000 that we could personally donate to help find a cure for Duchenne , but we all have just a few second to vote and help them get $150,000 closer to finding a cure. Please vote now. Cadillac is sponsoring this contest as well as my participation. But this is a very worthy cause that could use your support.

As we kick off this Team Escalade Texas competition this week, I wanted to have my sweet friend share her personal experience with Duchenne. (Taylor Fetrow with his sister when Make-A-Wish and Cadillac provided them with an Escalade for a week as part of his wish.) In 1997 my 3 year old son Taylor was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. We had been pushing for answers for 18 months regarding some significant delays we had seen in him. He couldn’t keep up with other kids his age, had difficulty with stairs, didn’t care to run & jump & skip & climb like most typical young boys. Finally after many blood tests & consultations we had a fabulous doctor that was able to connect the dots. We immediately met with a Neurologist who gave us the devastating news that our son had an incurable disease that would cause every muscle in his body to eventually “die” & at some point he would be unable to walk probably by the age of 12, he wouldn’t be able to shake...

If you guessed that the two celebrity members I gave you a hint about from Team CureDuchenne were Daryl “Moose” Johnston and Rahib “Rocket” Ismail – you were right! This day has been a strange, Twilight zone experience as I tweeted earlier today live from the event. First of all, I got up at the crack of dawn and left my house by 6:30 a.m. Not normal, ever. And I’m definitely not ever excited about it. I drove an hour across town and walked into the largest manufacturing plant I’ve ever been in. It’s the GM plant that produces every Escalade that is ever made! And the cool thing was that we were able to roll out of the plant in a brand new Escalade straight off the assembly line. The driver? Rocket Ismail! Seriously . . . Here we are – the four of us that rode together (L to R) Rocket Ismail, Debra Miller – founder of CureDuchenne , Me and Ross – our Cadillac escort, he’s an executive with the company. This is my favorite picture of my team – Team CureDuchenne . Aren’t ...

If you’ve gotten to know me, you’ll know I tend to treat everyone the same to a fault sometimes. I see everyone as people with faults, cracks, insecurities and wounds . . . if anything I think most celebrities have more than their fair share. But I have to admit I’m thoroughly enjoying the people I am meeting this morning. Sorry, I can’t tell you who they are just yet, but I can give you a hint and you can guess who you think it is. Two of the people I am with have very different nicknames – one travels on all fours and the other is propelled by fire. Don’t forget to support Team CureDuchenne

I am on the road – at a ridiculously early time for this night owl – to go meet the rest of the Team Escalade Texas teams and kick off this incredible event. My face and my body might not be showing it yet, but I am thrilled to be a part of this. This morning we will be driving brand new Escalades from the GM plant in Arlington over to the State Fair where they will be on display during the duration of the Fair. (By the way, the Fair is one of my favorite activities ever.) We will also be participating in a news conference so you never know where you might see my smiling face or read something I said! There are great surprises that I will be tweeting and posting about this morning LIVE from the event. If you want to follow along and know what they are, please add @ melstuffblog on Twitter and look for the hashtag #TeamEscaladeTX – I’ll seriously be checking my Twitter and Facebook as much as possible so feel free to shoot me any questions or comments and I’ll do my best to res...

I told you this weekend that I was excited about being appointed to the Team CureDuchenne as a part of the Team Escalade Texas competition. I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be involved. This Thursday is the kick-off. I am partnering with three celebrities, a local radio station and a well-known radio DJ to help CureDuchenne win the $150,000 prize. I know who my three celebrities are, but I can’t share quite yet. But you know what? We are loving the fact that it is football season in the Carlisle house! Just saying. I know you are great readers who are loyal to me and who are looking for worthy causes to back. I am not near as big as some of the blogs I am competing against, but I am counting on you to share this with your friends, your family, your Twitter followers, and your Facebook friends! Stay tuned. I’ll be tweeting and posting tomorrow live from the event and will follow that up with a more detailed post and better pictures so you can get a good look at those “...