# @enquirer on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DR5ZySAjLlt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54852745-enquirer-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-12-05T21:30:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Sam Greene (@sgdoesit) — https://gondola.cc/sgdoesit

## Caption

Life in the Bennett household is lively and full of love. Mariesa and Chris beam as they talk about their three sons – Aaron, 10; Owen, 6; and Tyson, 3 – tumbling through the hallways, laughing one minute and bickering the next. It’s joyful chaos anchored by family, faith and strength that comes from facing hard things together.

Three years ago, their world changed when doctors at Cincinnati Children’s diagnosed both Aaron and Owen with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy – a rare, progressive disorder that weakens muscles over time.

“It was a very, very difficult diagnosis,” Mariesa recalled. “I had never even heard of Duchenne.”

The shock was a lot for the couple to process, but it gave way to resolve.

“Whatever stages of grief there may be, you experience all of them,” Chris said. Even so, they couldn’t lose sight of their higher purpose. “If my dream, if my call, if my focus was to produce amazing individuals, that job has not changed.”

unitedwaygc and The Enquirer created the Wish List program to share stories like the Bennett Family's – reminders of what neighbors’ generosity can mean to families rebuilding from hardship. Each gift, large or small, helps restore stability, safety and hope. 

If you’d like to make a donation, you can do so at the link in our bio or on United Way’s website. (📸: houstonraef / United Way of Greater Cincinnati) #cincinnati #unitedway #wishlist

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