decided to investigate further so we went back to the neurologist who ultimately referred us to the mda clinic at children's hospital and that is where we met dr. finkle. and it took a little while because type iii sma is not nearly as common as the more severe types. so it wasn't obvious that that was what his issue was. and it took some time and some tests. and ultimately he was diagnosed with sma. and of course, we went home and we did all the research and tried to figure out what it was. we came to the conclusion that this looked like a disease that could be cured. and it actually wasn't as bad taxco have been. so we became very hopeful that there would be things for griffen so that he could continue to enjoy the sports that he loves so much. but in the meantime we did realize too that as he got a little bit older he wasn't able to continue the regular sports with the other children his age. and that's when we found really great team out of children's specialized hospital, lightning wheels so he participates with lightning wheels now and leaves for arizona tomorrow for national junior disa