11:30am Friday 27th January 2012 By Andy Martin

   Two brothers are following in their father’s footsteps and becoming trustees of a global charity. Charles and Harry Fynn of Bournemouth have pledged to throw themselves into fundraising for The Myelin Project and to help raise awareness of its work. It is a cause close to their heart for a very good reason as both young men carry the rogue gene for ALD (adrenoleukodystrophy). It has been described as a “cerebral timebomb” which was once considered fatal. That was until the parents of an American sufferer, Lorenzo Odone, refused to accept the prognosis that there was no hope for their son. The outcome of their search for a cure was a special therapy that became known as Lorenzo’s Oil.   READ MORE...

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Cristina Odone is a journalist, novelist and broadcaster specialising in the relationship between society, families and faith. She is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Policy Studies and is a former editor of the Catholic Herald and deputy editor of the New Statesman. She is married and lives in west London with her husband, two stepsons and a daughter. 

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