Our guest this week is Nate Plasman of Lombard, IL, a vice president at family owned Monroe Transportation and father of three, including a son with a rare genetic disease.

Nate and his wife, Sara, have been married for 20 years and are the proud parents of three children: Grace (15), Jackson (12) and Andrew (10) who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a progressive and severe muscle-wasting condition that typically results in premature death.

Duchenne impacts around 15,000 individuals in the United States, predominantly males, and over 300,000 globally. It is a condition that transcends cultural, economic, and social lines, affecting families worldwide.

We learn about a host of organizations seeking cures and improving the lives of those living with muscular dystrophy, including; Parent Project MD, Cure Duchenne and Serepta Therapeutics. 

It'a an uplifting story about faith, family and overcoming adversity all on this episode of the SFN Dad to Dad Podcast. 

Show Notes
Phone – (630) 248-3220
Email - nate@monroe-trans.com
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-plasman-0a050149/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/nathan.plasman/friends
Monroe Transportation – https://monroe-trans.com/
Parent Project MD - https://www.parentprojectmd.org/
Cure Duchenne - https://cureduchenne.org/
Serepta Therapeutics - https://www.sarepta.com/

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