INDIVIDUAL WITH LGMD: Samantha
08/07/2015:
الاسم: Samantha العمر: 7 yrs. old
COUNTRY: USA
LGMD Sub-Type: LGMD2i
في أي عمر تم تشخيصك:
I was diagnosed at the age of 2.
ما هي أعراضك الأولى:
My mom and dad saw me fall a lot and I had trouble keeping up with my friends.
هل لديك أفراد آخرون من عائلتك مصابون بداء تضخم الغدد اللمفاوية الجنيني:
لا، أنا الشخص الوحيد في عائلتي الذي يعاني من داء تضخم الغدد اللمفاوية العضلية.
ما هي في رأيك أكبر التحديات التي تواجهك في التعايش مع داء الليثيوم المتعدد الكيسات؟:
I don’t like not being able to run as fast as my friends at school. It’s hard to do gymnastics but I still have fun trying. My mom and dad make me take a vitamin called “CoQ10” and I don’t like the way it tastes. I also don’t like wearing my stretching boots at night. I don’t really like people knowing that I have LGMD because it’s kind of embarrassing.
ما هو أعظم إنجازاتك:
I’m proud that I can read chapter books now and that I am able to ride horses. I am also excited that I can go off the diving board and swim in the deep end in the pool. I hit the ball well when I play softball and I get excited when I make it on base.
كيف أثرت عليك LGMD لتصبح الشخص الذي أنت عليه اليوم:
I get to do lemonade stands and sell bracelets with my cousins to raise money for LGMD. I’m lucky that I met other people who have LGMD when I went to a conference in Iowa. They are my friends now.
ما الذي تريد أن يعرفه العالم عن LGMD:
It’s hard to have LGMD but sometimes I meet other people who have disabilities that are worse than mine and I realize that LGMD isn’t really that bad.
إذا كان من الممكن "علاج" مرضك بالتهاب الغدد اللمفاوية الروماتيزمية غدًا، فما هو أول شيء تريد القيام به:
I would throw my stretching boots out the window and go to Hershey Park to celebrate!