Ready, go. Chicago area dad William Smalls strives to care for his three sons equally, but says he and his wife Allison can't. Your insurance company is denying one son, correct.The same treatment your other son has received and seems to be thriving after receiving. Yes. It's baffling. It's the exact same diagnosis.That diagnosis, duchen musculardrophe or DMD, a genetic disorder that progressively attacks a person's muscles. Experts say most are in a wheelchair around 12 and don't live to see 30. Parents al ...