I am always impressed at the guys and girls who live with DMD that get jobs. Some are employed by forward thinking companies and many work for themselves. I work for myself at the moment, I've written my autobiography and my second book comes out in e-book format very shortly! I'm also an artist too.
Recently I was impressed by a 20 year old who attached a lawnmower to his wheelchair and started earning some money mowing his local neighbourhood! That is really inspiring to all with DMD!
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...In fact many people have commented ... that the painting [entitled port and ornaments] looks photo realistic even though I wasn’t aiming for that. God has blessed me with this artistic talent .... You can see all my art at artwanted.com, just type in Ian Griffiths [in the search box]....
With the right attitude and drive anyone can work even in these extremely tough economic times. One should never give up! Read through my own working wonder called DMD LIFE ART & ME!
EBOOK available here; https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/69702
Available on Amazon USA here; http://www.amazon.com/DMD-Life-Art-Ian-Griffiths/dp/1907652337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288120811&sr=8-1
Available on Amazon UK here; http://www.amazon.co.uk/DMD-LIFE-ART-AND-ME/dp/1907652337/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288105302&sr=8-1
All links available in my website here; http://duchennemen.net16.net/Buy-my-book-s/
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.
