A Fall River boy is facing something someone so young should never face, yet he is doing so with joy and laughter.
Soon to be 7-year-old Lucas Pacheco was recently diagnosed with CNL3 Batten’s disease.
The disease is a rare, inherited, neurodegenerative disorder that leads to vision loss, and the ability to walk and talk. It causes seizures, with its victims eventually becoming wheelchair-bound and needing assistance with daily tasks. There is currently no cure, and it is fatal…