Kids celebrate birthday of boy battling disease

January 24, 2010 (CHICAGO) Jasper Duinstra suffers from Batten disease, which is slowly taking his ability to walk, see, and speak.

The life expectancy of kids with Batten disease is between 8 and 12 years.

Sunday, the Lakeshore Athletic club held a fundraising play-date party to help keep Jasper in treatment and help researchers find a cure.

In addition to all the fun kid's activities, Sunday's event included a silent auction, for which ABC7's Ravi Baichwal had the opportunity to serve as the master of ceremonies.

For more information, please visit www.JasperAgainstBatten.org.

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