Birthday: June 28, 2000

Home & Family:

Bryson is the only child of Phil and Claire Foster of Concord, N.C. His father works for US Foods; his mom works for Piedmont Plastics.

Health History:

At the age of five, Bryson was diagnosed as having Duchenne muscular dystrophy, characterized by generalized muscle weakness and wasting in the hips, legs and shoulders. It eventually affects all muscles.

School:

Bryson is a fifth-grade honor roll student, who is an extremely friendly and outgoing young man with a refreshingly positive attitude. His favorite subjects are: reading, spelling, social studies and math. He’s a “social butterfly’’ and often greets his friends with high-fives. He has his own sports talk program at school.

Interests:

Bryson has a wide variety of interests, including reading, rock & roll and country music, and playing video games. But, sports are his true passion. He is a sports memorabilia collector, possessing a collection that rivals many ardent collectors. When he grows up, he wants to be a quarterback, head coach or sports announcer — in that order. Bryson enjoys books and movies involving superheroes. He enjoys playing with his friends and singing karaoke. Bryson reads the Bible regularly, drawing inspiration from it.

MDA Activities:

Bryson has appeared and been
interviewed on the local broadcasts of the MDA Telethon in Charlotte, N.C., where he also served as the local MDA ambassador for two years. Poised and assured, he is a regular at a number of MDA events, often being specifically requested by area sponsors. And he never misses MDA summer camp. In his role as MDA’s National Goodwill Ambassador, he and his parents will travel the country to attend MDA fundraisers, gatherings of sponsors and other events throughout the United States to spread the word about MDA and its mission to find treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy and related diseases.