M.D.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Muscular Dystrophy
Overview
Muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders that involve muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue that get worse over time.
Symptoms
Symptoms vary with the different types of muscular dystrophy.
All of the muscles may be affected. Or, only specific groups of muscles may be affected, such as those around the pelvis, shoulder, or face. Muscular dystrophy can affect adults, but the more severe forms tend to occur in early childhood.
Treatment
There are no known cures for the various muscular dystrophies. The goal of treatment is to control symptoms.
Most of you that have known me for a while or that have read here for a while, know that I don't have much of my family left. I have my wife, my daughters, my Mom and my Mother-In-Law. That's it, as far as immediate family.
You might also remember that my Mom comes from a large family and on that side of my family, I have a ton of aunts, uncles, cousins, second cousings and third cousins, literally too many to name.
We got a call last week that one of my little 3rd cousins, G, had been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy. They have their first appointment at the MDA treatment center, here in Oklahoma City, this week.
My cousin, D, is the grandmother of this little one and her daughter, N, the mother of G, is my second cousin. She is in the same group of great-granddaughters of my Nanny, that my girls are in. When I first got the news, relayed from my Mom last week, I didn't know exactly how to handle it. I've dealt with health issues of loved ones more than most, but it was always adults, not kids. This isn't supposed to happen, at least not at 7 years old.
I'm still not sure what, if anything, I can do to help, other than being there for my family and helping them out with anything at all that they need help with. I've certainly prayed more in the last few days than I have in a while, hoping for some type of help from above.
I'm writing this down for you today to ask for your help. If you believe in God, pray for my little 3rd cousin. If you believe in another type of almighty, please, by all means, pray to him/her/it for some type of help from them. And, if you don't believe in any type of God, please, send your good thoughts and vibes toward the middle of the flyover state this Wednesday. I know little G can use all the help he can get.
Thanks for reading,
G
posted by GaryC @ 4:01 PM,
4 Comments:
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At 6:21 AM,
SirFWALGMan said...
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Sorry to hear about this and hope they are able to help him.
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At 12:07 AM,
BWoP said...
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I'm terribly sorry to hear about this. My thoughts are with you and your family.
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At 9:16 PM,
said...
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I'm right there with you GCox. I love you for being so you, so tender at heart.
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At 6:06 AM,
Benny said...
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i'm sorry to hear the news.
Little G will be in prayers.
