Michael Lo Sapio was an accomplished high-school and college athlete, and he’s now a teacher and coach. His life has been centered around physical ability and speed and endurance. That focus changed for him when both of his sons were diagnosed with a degenerative muscle disease – Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

When he was faced with the heartbreak of a dad who couldn’t fix his boys, Michael was determined to build the best life possible for them. And he did it in a really unconventional way – he bought a farm! With no background in working the land or raising livestock, he figured it all out by watching YouTube videos.

He built a life for his boys that centers on the land and nature and adventure and fun. They are living each day in the shadow of a brutal disease, but that doesn’t steal their joy and the beautiful memories they’re creating.

Michael says that he stepped so far out of his comfort zone to create this life for his boys because he decided to embrace the moment and, in his words, to “choose love.”

His is a story of family, and faith and love....and navigating a devastating diagnosis with grace and grit and a focus on joy.

Check out our website for more info on Duchenne and how we’re changing the world: www.teamjoseph.org.

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