"Darius Goes West"- a Duchenne Documentary

To learn more about Duchenne, I watched a documentary called Darius Goes West. Darius Weems is a 15 year old boy who lives in Athens, Georgia.  Darius is a rap artist, loves video games, food and the Atlanta Braves. His brother, Mario Weems, had DMD and died at the age of 19. He and his friends take a cross country trip for him in 2005 to raise awareness for Duchenne. On this trip, another goal is to get his wheelchair pimped by MTV. While on the trip, at all the stops, he looks to see if the places are handicap accessible. His friends direct the film. He was 15 at the time. His friends met him at the summer camp that Darius goes to. The documentary won over 20 awards. Now, Darius is 24 years old and teaches children and adults about Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.