Dog helps disabled kids surf

(CNN) —These aren’t you’re average surfers.

These kids, some as young as two years old, have a debilitating illness called Spinal Muscular Atrophy or SMA.

This genetic mutation limits their ability to walk, eat or in some cases, they can’t even breathe without a ventilator.

But today these kids aren’t focused on what they can’t do. Instead, they are looking to surf away SMA.

And while the kids are out in the surf, there’s not a dry eye on the beach. There were quite a few family members, loved ones and volunteers, and the volunteers do it because it’s truly a passion.

Jeremy Darcy is one of the surfers on the board with the kids.

He’s a San Diego native and a lifetime surfer.

He’s also a chemist and serves on the team of researchers who worked to develop a revolutionary treatment for SMA called Spinraza.

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