Grandpa Bob knows best
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This article was published 19/11/2014 (3416 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Bob Facca walked because he wanted to do something.
Grandpa Bob, as his nickname goes, isn’t a scientist who can find a cure to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which causes muscular degeneration, so he figured what he could do was create awareness for this horrific disease and raise funds to help find a cure.
Yesterday, Facca ended his 4,000 km walk from Quebec City to Winnipeg and raised more than $700,000 for the cause.
As he was walking down the Trans-Canada Highway near the turnoff to PR 206 on Tuesday, he noted that there’s more hope to find a cure today than decades ago. “That’s what I’m doing it for,” he said. “Grandparents love their grandkids.”
You can donate to Facca’s initiative by visiting jessesjourney.com.