08/18/2015

Nom: Martin  AGE: 42 yrs. old

Pays: United Kingdom

LGMD Sous-type: LGMD2A / Calpaïnopathie

 

À quel âge avez-vous été diagnostiqué ?:

I was diagnosed when I was 23 years old.

Quels ont été vos premiers symptômes ?:

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

Avez-vous d'autres membres de votre famille atteints de LGMD ?

Oui, mon frère aîné est également atteint de LGMD.

Quels sont, selon vous, les plus grands défis à relever pour vivre avec le 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)

Quelle est votre plus grande réussite ?:

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.

Comment le LGMD vous a-t-il influencé pour que vous deveniez la personne que vous êtes aujourd'hui ?

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.

Que voulez-vous que le monde sache sur le LGMD ?:

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.

Si votre LGMD pouvait être "guérie" demain, quelle serait la première chose que vous souhaiteriez faire ?:

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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