Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurological disorder, found primarily in females. The girls progress normally up until about 12 to 18 months of age when the characteristics of Rett start to reveal themselves. All the social skills and motor skills they have obtained slowly cease to progress, starting a process of regression to what is the equivalent of living the rest of their life as an infant. They lose the use of their hands, and the ability to speak, and most are bound to a wheelchair. Parents and siblings become 24-hour caregivers, changing their lives forever as well… Kevin Black
Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurological disorder, found primarily in females. The girls progress normally up until about 12 to 18 months of age when the characteristics of Rett start to reveal themselves. All the social skills and motor skills they have obtained slowly cease to progress, starting a process of regression to what is the equivalent of living the rest of their life as an infant. They lose the use of their hands, and the ability to speak, and most are bound to a wheelchair. Parents and siblings become 24-hour caregivers, changing their lives forever as well…
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Kevin Black penned this song & produced the video with the same name to help raise awareness for the dreadful disorder that took the life of his daughter Cortney.
The song is available for purchase on all music platforms with a portion of every purchase going to Rett research.
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