Guest guest Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Hi Tom, You are not alone in the confusion of where CMT starts in your family. I was just diagnosed with CMT2 but I have no idea where it came from. There is nobody on my mothers side of the family that has ever had feet, leg or hand trouble. No signs of CMT on her side. My father passed away when I was 3 but my mother doesn't remember him ever complaining of feet pain like mine, but she says I have always walked just like him. My paternal grandmother and one half brother that I did meet as a child didn't show any signs of CMT either. I have other sisters and brothers, aunts and uncles that I have never met so I don't know if they have this disorder. I recently found a distant cousin on my fathers side through Ancestry.com and she has heard of only one person in the family with hammertoes. That's it. We just can't pinpoint where this came from. My mother is Native American/German descent and my father was German. I don't think they've found any nationality that has CMT more than others. I guess for me it really doesn't matter, I just have to find a way to live with it the best I can. Good luck to you. Elaina/NY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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