September is Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease awareness month! It is totally coincidental that I have the same initials as this disease, but some folks who are near and dear to me live with this disease and I'd NEVER even heard of it until I met my husband. That is exactly why I want to raise awareness (and money) for it, its fairly common and almost no one has heard of it....I sometimes forget my husband has it and admit I don't fully understand what all it affects in his life -- he has often looked at me doing a task (tying my shoe, buttoning a shirt) that to me is just second nature and he's like 'how do you do that so fast?" This infographic is a good reminder of some what he deals with on a daily basis, and I know that he has a milder case than many.
I don't often talk about it as I know many people are private about their health, but he said he's ok with me sharing this, so now I want to make sure everyone knows about it. Its common and yet there's no walk, or public events that I'm aware of to raise money and awareness....
There is a movie about a girl living with CMT -- check out Bernadette if you have a chance....
Credit for infographic goes to: Contractor Quotes.
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