Dysart boy is Kid Captain Friday when Hawkeyes take on Nebraska
Dylan McGivern will be Kid Captain Friday when the Hawkeyes football team takes on Nebraska at the University of Iowa. Andrew Wind DYSART — When D...
Dylan McGivern will be Kid Captain Friday when the Hawkeyes football team takes on Nebraska at the University of Iowa. Andrew Wind DYSART — When Dylan McGivern didn't meet early developmental milestones, he was referred to University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. The Dysart boy was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.His mother took Dylan and his younger brother for screening tests to check their creatine kinase levels. Tests showed elevated CK levels. Genetic testing led doctors to diagnose both boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe form of the disease that causes progressive muscle weakness.