Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (lgmd) is often diagnosed following a series of physical clues. but for five-year-old jacob, his diagnosis came out of nowhere. jacob’s mom, rachel, recounts her journey from making this shocking discovery to fighting for his chance to grow up like any other kid.

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For some people, receiving a diagnosis of LGMD can take many years. for Daneal, whose symptoms began in childhood, it took more than three decades—long after her teaching career had begun—to learn that she lives with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. she shares her thoughts about the journey.

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LGMD “SPOTLIGHT INTERVIEW” by Osman who lives with LGMD2D/R3 

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Sarepta Therapeutics

Leading up to Rare Disease Day, we're raising awareness of the 300+ million people living with a rare disease. People like Shanna, who has LGMD2C or LGMDR5. Watch and share her story to raise awareness.

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