What You Don't See in My Life With Myotonic Dystrophy
Many of us with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) have a look. I didn’t have the look when I was first diagnosed in my mid-30s, but over the last 18 years I’ve lost facial muscle tone as well as a lot of weight. Because of my foot drop, my gait is affected. I move slower than my unaffected peers. [...]