'True Blood's Woll fundraises for beau

True Blood actress Deborah Ann Woll is reportedly raising funds for research into a disease from which her boyfriend suffers.

Edward 'E.J.' Scott suffers from a hereditary condition called choroideremia, which leads to gradual blindness, and now walks using a stick, reports the Daily Star.

Woll said: "He is so proactive about preparing for this inevitability in the face of something so scary. I can only be awed by his strength and commitment."

She added that his bravery makes her stronger in dealing with her severe intolerance to certain foods: "I honour E.J. by being equally as strong in my much less life-changing predicament with celiacs."

Researchers claim that clinical trials for a potential cure is a few years away.