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Brittany’s Memory

By KSEE Sales
March 20, 2013 Updated Mar 20, 2013 at 3:32 PM PDT

A local teenager is keeping her friend's memory alive. Brittany Wilkinson passed away nearly four-years ago at the age of 18, after suffering from Mitochondrial Disease. It's a disease that affects every single part of your body. People who suffer from it are unable to do day-to-day functions, like brushing their hair.

Brittany's good friend also named Brittany was with her during her struggles and is now working tirelessly to raise awareness and money to fight this terrible disease welcome to the show Brittany Beardon.

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