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Family Of Baltimore Firefighters Struck With Tragedy Given Glimmer Of Hope Family Of Baltimore Firefighters Struck With Tragedy Given Glimmer Of Hope
Family Of Baltimore Firefighters Struck With Tragedy Given Glimmer Of Hope A family of Baltimore firefighters is asking for the public's help fighting a rare disease that recently entered their circle. Retired Baltimore firefighter Joe Brocato launched a GoFundMe after his grandson, 6-year-old Joey Brocato, was diagnosed with the rare disease adrenoleukodystrophy, or ALD for short. Joey's father Tony Brocato is also a Baltimore City firefighter, as well as a Marine veteran.  According to Joe, the disease prominently affects both the central and peripheral nervous systems, which are responsible for both the body's involuntary and voluntary functions…

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by Annie DeVoe