Justin in 2007 
Justin in 2023
What is Moyamoya?
Justin Doo was diagnosed with moyamoya in March of 2007 when he was just 7 years old. Moyamoya is a very rare condition in which the arteries leading to the brain progressively narrow and blood flow to the brain is restricted. The results may be painful headaches, strokes and transient ischemic attacks (mini-strokes).
This disease affects only 1 in 1,000,000 people in the United States. The only option to help stop the progression of moyamoya and alleviate the symptoms is surgery. Justin bravely endured 8 hours of brain surgery in April of 2007.
Justin will always have moyamoya.
Many questions remain unanswered about the disease. Is it genetic or environmental? Why does it cause intense migraine-like headaches? Why do symptoms vary from child to child?
Moyamoya is a vitally-underfunded and little-understood disease.
Our Goal:
Increase awareness of the disease and to help raise funds to facilitate further research into moyamoya and its causes. Continued research is critically important to promote better treatment, earlier diagnosis and, one day, a cure.