08/07/2015:

이름:  Samantha  AGE: 7 yrs. old

COUNTRY: USA

LGMD Sub-Type: LGMD2i

 

몇 살에 진단받으셨나요?:

I was diagnosed at the age of 2.

첫 증상은 무엇이었나요?:

My mom and dad saw me fall a lot and I had trouble keeping up with my friends.

다른 가족 중에 LGMD를 앓고 있는 사람이 있나요?

No, I am the only person in my family with LGMD.

LGMD와 함께 생활하면서 가장 어려운 점은 무엇인가요?:

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.

가장 큰 성과는 무엇인가요?:

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.

LGMD가 지금의 자신을 만드는 데 어떤 영향을 미쳤나요?

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.

LGMD에 대해 전 세계에 알리고 싶은 내용:

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.

내일 LGMD가 "완치"될 수 있다면 가장 먼저 하고 싶은 일은 무엇인가요?:

I would throw my stretching boots out the window and go to Hershey Park to celebrate!