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That Defining Moment by Simon Cantos
Everyone has a defining moment in their lives that shapes their entire future. For me, that moment came when I was about 6 years old. I...
Cure CMD
May 11, 2021


STAT Act Aims to Speed Treatments for Rare Disease
Use the template here to urge your Congressperson to support it! In 1983, the U.S. Congress passed The Orphan Drug Act, a law that...
Lani Knutson, Advocacy Team Leader
Apr 30, 2021


Six Things
Six Things I Have Learned While Raising Two Boys with SEPN1 Related Myopathy The questions “Why?” and “Why me?” cannot be answered. Some...
Lani Knutson, Advocacy Team Leader
Apr 6, 2021


Getting my COVID vaccine
When various COVID-19 vaccines started to roll out in December 2020, I was thrilled like many people. I also knew that there was going to...
Luke Hoban
Feb 25, 2021


Taking It One Day At A Time
We recently met with members of the Curley family, new members of the Cure CMD community. We asked them to share their story with you! If...
Cure CMD
Feb 3, 2021


Making Respiratory Muscle Training Fun?
Any type of therapy (physical, speech, occupational, etc.) is more engaging for children when approached as playtime, especially if it...
Lani Knutson, Advocacy Team Leader
Feb 3, 2021


Meet Jaclyn: Scientist, Affected Individual and Advocate
Jaclyn Prystupa was always interested in science. In school, biology was her favorite subject, and the Saskatchewan Science Centre was...
Terry Selucky
Feb 3, 2021


Three Days of Teaching Future Doctors
CMD has given me many things throughout my life: A wonderful community and the ability to play wheelchair hockey are at the top of the...
Luke Hoban
Feb 2, 2021


How Standing Up for Myself Helped Me Survive COVID-19
I was born in 1976 and my parents always knew some things were different, but my physical anomalies were always blamed on a birth...
Cure CMD
Dec 10, 2020
Holding our Breath
We wind our way up the parking ramp at Children’s of Wisconsin every six months. After parking, we make the long trek on foot through the...
Lani Knutson, Advocacy Team Leader
Nov 11, 2020


Pandemic Academics
It is that time of the century, about twenty years in, for our regularly scheduled once-in-a-lifetime global pandemic. A pandemic is a...
Kierra Sunris
Oct 31, 2020


Sporting a Love for Sports (Part 2) - A Passion for Power Hockey
Check out Part 1 of Paul's 2-part series There are some days that leave a lasting mark on your life. Years later you’re able to look back...
Paul Desaulniers
Oct 28, 2020


You Have the Power to Drive Research
This week, we’ve put a spotlight on families and individuals who share how Cure CMD and our community have made a difference in their...
Terry Selucky
Oct 22, 2020


CMD Community Member's TikTok accumulates over 40,000 followers
High school senior brings light to SEPN1 muscular dystrophy on TikTok Wrapping her fingers around her wrist so they touch, folding her...
Cure CMD
Oct 21, 2020


How I Made the Official Cure CMD App
Find the Cure CMD app in both the App Store and Google Play by searching “Cure CMD” It feels like several lifetimes ago at this point...
Liam Miller
Oct 19, 2020


Cure CMD Volunteer Charlene York Honored as NORD Rare Impact Awardee
Cure CMD would simply not be what it is today without the dedication, hard work, and commitment of our volunteers. They are the reason we...
Terry Selucky
Oct 17, 2020


Up close and personal with Cure CMD's Executive Director
How did Rachel Alvarez become part of Cure CMD? I was born with congenital muscular dystrophy, but I didn't learn the details of my...
Rachel Alvarez
Oct 14, 2020


Meet Molly
Meet Molly Wagner, high school student from Florida with CMD. Molly was tasked with creating a research project that not only...
Lani Knutson, Advocacy Team Leader
Sep 4, 2020


Sporting a Love for Sports (Part 1): How it Began
Check out Part 2 of Paul's 2-part series From a young age, I have always had an undying love for sports. My earliest sports memories are...
Paul Desaulniers
Sep 4, 2020


An Accessible Social Life During Self-Isolation
The COVID-19 pandemic has been brutal, especially in the United States. Both the actual impact of the virus itself and the mental strain...
Luke Hoban
Jul 28, 2020
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