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    Olive Branch Walk

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    The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee

    October 19, 2008

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    The Olive Branch Walk is approximately a 2 mile walk in Centennial Park with concert and live music.  This walk is in memory of Elenna "Thisbe" Scott and Noah Scott to help raise funds and awareness of the lethal disease that robbed them of their young lives.

    Elenna “Thisbe” Scott was healthy the first 16 months of her life and sick beyond all comprehension the last 17 months. It took five months to get a diagnosis. Thisbe’s suffering was sickening. The progressive neurological disease slowly robbed her of the basic essentials to life: eating, speaking, hearing, swallowing, walking, breathing, laughing, and even smiling. Thisbe died in April 2007 when she could fight no more. She was two months shy of her third birthday.

    One month after Thisbe’s death, her brother, Noah, started showing one of the initial symptoms of the disease at ten months old. Noah’s vocal cords quickly became paralyzed as Thisbe’s had done. Noah suffered facial paralysis and lost his smile. The disease took Noah in April of 2008. This rare disease, Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere (BVVL) falls into the family of diseases known as the pediatric motor neuron disorders, causing the nerve cells responsible for the basic functions of life to die. There are many forms of motor neuron disorders, one of which is the number one genetic killer of toddlers and infants in the United States.

    No child should have to suffer the merciless progression of these terrible diseases. It is the mission of The Olive Branch Fund: A Thisbe and Noah Scott Legacy to promote research, awareness, and support for families of all pediatric motor neuron diseases, including Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere.

    • Dates & Times

      Dates:
      October 19, 2008

      Times:
      Sunday 3:30pm - 6:00pm

    • NOTE: We do our best to ensure the accuracy of information, however, it is a good idea to visit the official website or call the venue for possible schedule changes.

    • Venue Info

      Centennial Park

      2598 West End Avenue Nashville, TN 37203

      Full map and directions

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