LGMD "Wywiad w centrum uwagi"  

Nazwa: Becky   Wiek:  35 yrs. old

Kraj: USA

Podtyp LGMD: LGMD2B

 

W JAKIM WIEKU ZOSTAŁEŚ ZDIAGNOZOWANY?

I was diagnosed in 2009 at the age of 27.

JAKIE BYŁY PIERWSZE OBJAWY:

My first symptoms were difficulty walking up steps, getting up from the ground or getting up from a seat/toilet.

CZY MASZ INNYCH CZŁONKÓW RODZINY, KTÓRZY CHORUJĄ NA LGMD?

No other family members have LGMD.

CO JEST DLA CIEBIE NAJWIĘKSZYM WYZWANIEM W ŻYCIU Z LGMD?

The biggest challenge for me is the mental part of understanding my limitations. Knowing that my life is not the way I had ever imagined it would be. Knowing the things my husband and I had to change in order to cope and deal with this continuously progressing disease.

JAKIE JEST TWOJE NAJWIĘKSZE OSIĄGNIĘCIE?

I think my greatest accomplishment after being diagnosed with this disease is my marriage. We got married 2 months before I started having all of the tests to determine what was wrong. In sickness and in health came a lot sooner than we could have ever imagined, but we are stronger today because of it.

JAK CHOROBA ALZHEIMERA WPŁYNĘŁA NA TO, ŻE STAŁEŚ SIĘ OSOBĄ, KTÓRĄ JESTEŚ DZISIAJ:

This disease is life-changing. Despite how dependent I am on my family and friends I am still fairly independent. I drive with hand controls, I am resourceful in the ways that I find to keep doing things for myself, and in a way, even though my muscles are weaker, I am stronger. This didn’t happen all at once. It took time to realize that I am a strong person even though my muscles are weak.

CO ŚWIAT POWINIEN WIEDZIEĆ O LGMD?

I want the world to know and understand that this disease is so challenging. Sometimes my brain doesn’t remember that I can’t do something and I will just start to do it only to realize I can’t. I want them to know that from the moment someone with LGMD wakes up they have to immediately think about how they are going to tackle the day. The world should know that this disease, while somewhat invisible, is real and is extremely difficult to deal with. That just because someone is out and about with this disease does not mean that they are OK or cured. We still have to live our lives, even if behind our smile we are exhausted or hurting. The world should also know that THERE WILL BE A CURE. There are so many people working on this and the strides made in just the few short years I’ve been diagnosed have been huge.

GDYBY JUTRO MOŻNA BYŁO "WYLECZYĆ" CHOROBĘ ALZHEIMERA, CO BYŁOBY PIERWSZĄ RZECZĄ, KTÓRĄ CHCIAŁBYŚ ZROBIĆ:

This list is LONG….but first I would run. My legs haven’t moved that way in such a long time.

 

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