Neurofibromatosis (NF) is more prevalent than cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Huntington’s disease combined but not as widely known.
That’s why Melissa Pecoy-Jungjareon of San Francisco is walking from Albany to Chicago.
“You say NF, and nobody knows about it,” Pecoy-Jungjareon said. She wants to get publicity to help raise awareness and funding for research into the genetic disorder. “I figured I needed to do something big that would grab people’s attention.”
She started…