Casper resident with CMT receives MDA award

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Casper resident receives MDA award

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Constance Doll of Casper has been named the recipient of the Muscular

Dystrophy Association's 2008 Ross Personal Achievement Award

for Wyoming.

Doll, 58, was selected for the honor because of her positive spirit

and community involvement.

Doll strives to share her positive perspective with everyone she

encounters and to help others whenever she can. She volunteers her

time at numerous community locales and events, including the

Nicolaysen Art museum and a support group for grandparents who are

raising their grandchildren.

" I'm proud to announce Constance Doll as Wyoming's Ross MDA

Personal Achievement Award recipient for 2008, " said MDA President &

CEO Gerald C. Weinberg. " Connie is a great example of the

contributions people with disabilities consistently make to their

communities. "

Doll makes time to support MDA, participating in fundraisers and

events, including the Jerry Labor Day Telethon, Lock-Ups and

Fill-the-Boot campaigns.

Doll has Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), a neuromuscular disease

that causes damage to the peripheral nerves. Symptoms include muscle

weakness and wasting, loss of sensation in the extremities, curvature

of the spine and stiffened joints. She uses braces to maintain her

mobility.

Doll was chosen for the achievement award by MDA's Rocky

Mountain/Wyoming Chapter and then was named Wyoming's award recipient.

One state award recipient will be selected to receive MDA's national

award, the 2009 Ross Personal Achievement Award. The national

honoree will be announced on the Jerry MDA Telethon on Labor

Day weekend, Aug. 31-Sept. 1.