Dakota Strong, a 19-year-old local man, can’t hold down food.
Mother Deanna Strong said after nine months of unsuccessful treatment by a number of doctors, she’ll be taking her son to Anchorage to see a gastroenterologist. She’s hoping to raise $3,000 for the trip through the crowd-sourcing site http://www.gofundme.com.
Strong said her son has lost 100 pounds, and gets by mostly on Gatorade. He is now so weak that retching causes him to nearly…

