By Zeke Torres
Apr 12, 2021 7:18 PM
MARSHALL, Ill. (WTWO/WAWV) - April is Adrenal Insufficiency Awareness month. For one local family, the last seven months have been anything but easy after the unexpected loss of their 21-year-old son to Addison s Disease.
Drew Keown is remembered by friends and family as a lover of music, having a genuine smile and being one of the nicest guys to meet. He was just always so kind. He didn t even have to think about it he just was, Kevin Keown, Drew s father, recalled.
Kevin and his wife Stephanie have had days filled with grief, frustrations and questions after their son Drew Keown died unexpectedly. It s a disease they never knew he had.