Duluth artist battles to protect his work

Duluth artist battles to protect his work

GNESEN TOWNSHIP — It has been more than a decade since Brian Luoma has been able to wet a line, but his passion for fish has not waned. Indeed, his appreciation for aquatic life has sharpened. Luoma, 57, inherited a rare genetic disorder called facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, which causes the muscles of the face, shoulders and upper arms to atrophy at an accelerated pace, alongside the slower deterioration of other tissues. As a result, …