08/07/2015:

Nome:  Samantha  IDADE: 7 yrs. old

COUNTRY: USA

LGMD Sub-Type: LGMD2i

 

Com que idade foi diagnosticado:

I was diagnosed at the age of 2.

Quais foram os seus primeiros sintomas:

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

Tem outros familiares que sofrem de LGMD:

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

Quais são, na sua opinião, os maiores desafios de viver com a LGMD?:

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.

Qual é a sua maior realização:

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.

Como é que a LGMD o influenciou a tornar-se a pessoa que é hoje?

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.

O que quer que o mundo saiba sobre a LGMD:

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.

Se a sua LGMD pudesse ser "curada" amanhã, qual seria a primeira coisa que gostaria de fazer?:

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