Each day, everyday freedoms like walking, hugging, playing and even breathing are taken away from kids and adults in our community with muscular dystrophy, ALS and other related muscle-debilitating diseases.

The dollars raised to support those affected by these medical illnesses fuel MDA’s efforts to find research breakthroughs across diseases, to care for kids and adults from day one, and to empower families in hometowns across America with services and support.

This weekend, Pediatric Critical Care of South Florida is joining the Muscle Dystrophy Association in its annual Muscle Walk.

The annual walk gives residents from across the country the opportunity to unite around a cause that binds everyone together so that MDA can continue to enhance its support and care, offer the highest-quality programs and accelerate research efforts to bring more treatments to families faster.

The MDA Muscle Walk of Hollywood-Miami will take place this Saturday, October 28 at Charnow Park in Hollywood Beach. To register for the walk or donate to the cause, visit MDA.org.