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Meet Thomas C. Zachos. Thomas has been struggling with mitochondrial disease for the last 8 years. Mitochondrial disease is a genetic disease that affects the body’s ability to make energy.⁣

⁣Thomas has committed himself to helping, inspiring others and raising disease awareness through his Instagram account (@lifesjourneythomasz). He has decided to actively raise funds to support research and hopefully some day soon even treatment options.⁣

⁣Thomas has launched a special fundraising effort hoping to generate even more funding for research. Please support Thomas by visiting the website and purchasing the merchandise that Thomas has helped design and create. ALL funds generated by this effort will be donated to the Mitochondrial Innovation Initiative (MITO2i). MITO2i (MITO2i.ca) is a Canada wide organization of researchers, clinicians and academic institutions dedicated to transforming our understanding and treatment of mitochondrial disease and dysfunction.⁣

⁣Please visit Thomas’ website http://lifesjourneythomasz.deco-apparel.com/home and support him in his efforts.

⁣ABOUT THE DISEASE:⁣

Mitochondrial disease is a genetic disease that affects the body’s ability to make energy. Living with mitochondrial disease has been compared to trying to power an entire house on just one small battery. There is never enough energy to go around. It affects every organ in the body and impacts each individual differently, even within the same family. Mitochondrial dysfunction has also been implicated in many other diseases (cardiac, diabetes, cancer), so learning more about how our body uses energy has far reaching applications to many very common health issues we all will likely face. There is currently no cure and treatment options reactively deal with the varying conditions that result from the disease process. ⁣

⁣Last year, Thomas and his parents (Stacy & Gus Zachos) established the first ever Canadian chair for mitochondrial research at the University of Toronto. It is called the Thomas C. Zachos Chair in Mitochondrial Research.⁣

⁣Thank you for taking the time to read this!⁣