
Dragica Slodnjak
Dragica Slodnjak is the mother of Teo, a young boy suffering from Duchenne muscular dystrophy. She has been actively advocating for her son's access to a potentially life-saving gene therapy in the United States after the Slovenian Health Insurance Institute (ZZZS) denied funding for the treatment. Alongside her husband, she has spearheaded fundraising efforts, gathering over a million euros through community support, while expressing unwavering hope and determination to secure the remaining funds needed for Teo's treatment.
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Dragica, Teo's mother, shared her emotional response to the fundraising efforts and the hope they bring for her son's future.
Starši malega Tea so se odzvali na zavrnitev ZZZS za zdravljenje v tujiniDelo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·
Slovenia· 2026-08-05

