05/15/2015

Name:  Marjolein  

Age: 27 yrs. old

Land:   Die Niederlande

LGMD Unter-Typ:   LGMD1B / Laminopathy

 

In welchem Alter wurde bei Ihnen die Diagnose gestellt?:

I was diagnosed at the age of 4 with LGMD but the sub-type was unknown.  At the age of 23 I had a DNA test done which was relatively new in Holland, and that is when they found out that I had LGMD type 1B.

Was waren Ihre ersten Symptome?:

My mother noticed that I had trouble climbing the stairs.  My sister is 1 year and 9 months younger and she could already climb stairs but I still had to use my arms to help me climb the stairs.  I was also born with heterochromia iridum (two colored eyes (with one blind eye)) and a palato cisis (an opening in the palate) so my parents figured I had something more.

Haben Sie andere Familienmitglieder, die LGMD haben?

No, I am the only one so far.  We looked in to our history but couldn’t find anything that said that others in the family had LGMD.

Was sind für Sie die größten Herausforderungen im Leben mit LGMD?:

The greatest challenge is having to accept all of the losses regarding the physical things that I cannot do anymore.  Sometimes it goes so that my head can’t keep up.

Was ist Ihre größte Errungenschaft?:

My greatest accomplishments are finishing college, finding my soulmate and buying a house together.

Wie hat LGMD Sie zu der Person gemacht, die Sie heute sind?

I don’t really know because I don’t know how it is to not have LGMD.  I do have a lot of patience.  Maybe that is because of all the waiting we have to do to get the things we need to function in our lives….you know, things like wheelchairs and other stuff.

Was möchten Sie der Welt über LGMD mitteilen?:

LGMD is a very frustrating disease.  People living with LGMD deal with losses day in and day out.

Wenn Ihre LGMD morgen "geheilt" werden könnte, was würden Sie als Erstes tun wollen?:

If I could be cured tomorrow, I would dance with my boyfriend in a club all night!  And, I would go on a hiking vacation.