08/18/2015

Name: Martin  AGE: 42 yrs. old

Land: United Kingdom

LGMD Unter-Typ: LGMD2A / Kalpainopathie

 

In welchem Alter wurde bei Ihnen die Diagnose gestellt?:

I was diagnosed when I was 23 years old.

Was waren Ihre ersten Symptome?:

I had a fall in a garage, dislocated my knee and that wouldn’t repair itself in the time expected.

Haben Sie andere Familienmitglieder, die LGMD haben?

Yes, my older brother also has LGMD.

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

My greatest challenges are climbing stairs and trying to get people to understand how hard it is to be an ambulant disabled person that is determined to stay on my feet as long as possible. (and wobbles a bit)

Was ist Ihre größte Errungenschaft?:

Realizing that I could write about Muscular Dystrophy and people listened too! I’ve gone on to raise awareness and vital funds for research, attending the houses of Parliament, making sports and TV personalities aware of these conditions via social media, being recognized and rewarded by MDUK for all my efforts to raise awareness and funds for research, changing my career to be in a position of helping others, being a dad to three great girls, trying to be a good role model and to stay positive all of the time.

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

Quite ironically I think that LGMD has made me stronger than what I ever thought I would be, I am extremely determined to let everyone know all about these conditions and make life easier for many others in the future.

Was möchten Sie der Welt über LGMD mitteilen?:

That it exists would be a good start! It was not until my diagnosis and years later when I started to talk about the condition that it occurred to me that my family, friends and society in general had not heard of ANY type or strain of Muscular Dystrophy and that has to change; it’s imperative that people know about these conditions.

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

To run on a beach as fast as I possibly could (think of the film ‘Chariots of fire’ and to the Vangelis soundtrack too!) and then have the biggest hug with all my girls and my wife.

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