Wish Upon a Star Grants Alli’s Wish – What She Wants is Awesome [Audio]

What would you wish for if you had the opportunity? Probably something that YOU really want to do, right? Probably not something that would help others. But not Alli...her wish is the help other people suffering from the same rare disease, MPS.

So what exactly is MPS? According to MPS1Disease.com...

Mucopolysaccharidosis I (MPS I), pronounced mew-ko-pol-ee-sak-ah-ri-doh-sis one, is a rare genetic disorder that affects many body systems and that leads to organ damage. It is caused by a mutation in the gene that makes an enzyme called alpha-L-iduronidase (pronounced al-fa el eye-dur-on-i-dase). Because of this defect, cells either produce the enzyme in low amounts or cannot produce it at all. The enzyme is needed to break down substances called “glycosaminoglycans” (GAGs), pronounced gly-cose-a-mee-no-gly-cans, which are by-products of chemical reactions in the body’s cells. If GAGs are not broken down, they build up in the cell, eventually leading to cell, tissue, and organ damage.

Alli, and Susan from Wish Upon a Star, came by this morning and went on all of our radio stations to get the word out about this rare disease. Please take a listen to her interview.