Activist Sammy Cavallaro awarded Quebec National Assembly’s Medal of Honour
has raised more than $2 million to find a cure for his disease.
“Brush your teeth, wash your face, go to the bathroom, scratch an itch, feed yourself…. everything you do, he’s not able to do for himself, he needs somebody to do it for him,” said Mariani.But those challenges have never stopped Cavallaro. Cavallaro has dedicated himself to organizing “Sammy’s Valentine’s Ball” every February, an annual fundraiser to find a cure for SMA and to raise awareness about the disease.Quebec approves ‘life-changing’ treatment for patients with Type 2 and 3 spinal muscular atrophy
Cavallaro also runs several sports podcasts across North America and popular Instagram accounts with a combined 7 million followers.It’s all that work that earned Cavallaro a nod from the National Assembly.
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