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Extract; ...In case you’re wondering what causes Duchenne Muscular dystrophy, I will explain it in terms of how it affects me. There is a protein called Dystrophin located in
everyone’s DNA, that is missing or damaged in an affected male, it affects mainly males [occasionally females] because it’s an X linked recessive error; males only have one X chromosome. This causes the muscle fibre membranes (Dystrophin acts as a shock absorber) to get over-stressed and die off...
Read why this lack of dystrophin is important in my book DMD LIFE ART & ME!
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Foreword
I’m
Ian Griffiths from South Wales.
This book is a story of my
life so far up to the
age of twenty five years. I
live with and suffer from
the ill effects of DMD
which stands for Duchenne
Muscular Dystrophy. It is a
severe muscle wasting
disease and a life limiting
terminal illness. It won’t
kill you in six months in
the traditional sense of
‘terminal’, but it’s far
crueller than that, it steals
every muscle in your body
first and then kills you,
anywhere up to the age of
thirty. There have been
cases of men living past
that into their forties and
fifties but only with
drastic interventions such as
ventilators and
tracheotomies, more on this can
be found by reading on.
I
hope to cover a few things in this
book, from a history of
my childhood years to a
more detailed history from
sixteen years onwards
and finally onto my current
problems and triumphs. At
times things I write may
make you smile or may make
you pause and think about the
seriousness of life with
this devastating disease.
I really hope there will
be a cure but currently for
us supposedly ‘older’ guys
with DMD (over twenty
one), there seems very little
hope. If I don’t see a
cure in my lifetime, I hope
my campaigning helps in
some way bring it about for
future generations, so
another child won’t have to see
their body wither and
die before their time.
Welcome to my blog!
Hi there!
This blog is related to my autobiography DMD Life art and me plus there will be non related posts. I have the disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and that has left me in a near paralyzed state, I wrote this book in 10 months using one finger clicking one mouse button on one on screen keyboard! Be a follower by clicking in the box on the right and you'll get every new post I make. Feel free to join in with your comments and enjoy!
Ian,
Author and Digital Artist
This blog is related to my autobiography DMD Life art and me plus there will be non related posts. I have the disease Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and that has left me in a near paralyzed state, I wrote this book in 10 months using one finger clicking one mouse button on one on screen keyboard! Be a follower by clicking in the box on the right and you'll get every new post I make. Feel free to join in with your comments and enjoy!
Ian,
Author and Digital Artist
Sunday, 20 May 2012
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