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The Boston Globe

Lynn man takes awareness on road

For most people, the prospects of undertaking a cross-country trip is daunting. Not for Matt Eddy of Lynn, who set out yesterday morning on his second coast-to-coast trek to raise money and awareness for the disease he lives with, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and to set a Guinness World Record for fastest cross-country trip by wheelchair.

Filed Under: disability awareness, housing, long-term care, Olmsted decision, physical disability

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