Guest guest Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Hello group, I don't think that I mentioned that I was a Black female trying to live with CMT. My mother was the only one out of 13 brothers and sisters to get this disease which was passed down to my sister and brother whose symptoms are not as severe as mine. My sister went to the MDA summer camp and she was the only Black person there with CMT, she said that people were looking at her like there wasn't anything wrong with her. My Orthotis says that this disease is not very common in Blacks and it was his first time having and seeing a black patient with this disease. He has worked for the CMT clinic in Detroit and has been working with the MDA clinic there as well for more that twenty years so he was excited to see how the disease presented itself in a Black person. It was kind of creapy to me to see him so excited about my high arch, hammer toes, drop foot, and the list goes on. I was wondering if there were any Black people in this group or if anyone in this group knows of any other race with this disease? What are the racial statistics for CMT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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