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My Fears About Muscular Dystrophy

I was diagnosed with GNE Myopathy, a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy, in my late twenties. This muscle-wasting disease is untreatable and progressive; it will leave me in a wheelchair with limited use of my arms, and is likely to shorten my life. It is very strange to know these things, but be unable to control them.

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