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The inaugural “Batting Away Batten Disease” slow pitch tournament will take place in Oxbow on Saturday, June 19.
The event is being organized by the family and friends of Terell and Deon Amosah – brothers who have been diagnosed with Batten Disease. Terell passed away on June 13, 2009, one month short of his eighth birthday. Deon is still fighting the disease, which has no cure.
They were diagnosed with Batten Disease in late 2007. Both were healthy children until they started having seizures. They slowly lost the ability to walk, talk, communicate and see, and they were bed-ridden by the condition.
“Batting Away Batten Disease” will honour the Amosah’s and raise money for research to find a cure for Batten Disease.
Prizes and cash donations are being sought for the tournament.
