New Orleans Saints players Garrett Hartley, Thomas Morstead and Justin Drescher participated in the Swing for a Cure Golf Tournament at the Tchefuncta Country Club in Covington and were part of a special golf foursome made up of Benjamin Wessel of Metairie, his brothers Nick and Chris, current Brother Martin Crusaders, a few cousins and a few close friends.
The tournament benfited Cure JM Foundation, a nonprofit, volunteer-managed organization dedicated to finding a cure for Juvenile Myositis (JM). This rare disease affects the autoimmune system in children, causing a breakdown in muscle tissue. There is no known cure. Money raised by the Cure JM Foundation is used for research for more effective treatments and a possible cure. Benjamin, now 13, was diagnosed with the disease when he was just 3 years old.
We wish Benjamin and his family the best of luck during this process.
