Find Your Daily Voice
Cecil
Your Local News for Cecil County, Maryland
Thursday, jul 4
83°
Follow
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Cecil
Follow
Find Your Daily Voice
News
Schools
Business
Obituaries
Police & Fire
Weather
Lifestyle
Politics
Traffic
Tags
Jobs
Shop
Support Us
Home
About us
All sites
Advertise with us
Contact us
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Code of ethics
Site Map
© 2024 Cantata Media
83°
Thursday, jul 4
Tag:
U.S. Marines
News
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…