Adeel is a lifelong learner and educator — with degrees in cultural anthropology, health sciences, and physical — who so happens to have limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. He is passionate about sharing his experiences and knowledge with anyone willing to listen. He currently resides in central California and manages several responsibilities, including but not limited to a clinician, educator, and columnist for Muscular Dystrophy News with Bionews. The goal of his column is to educate and support others with similar impairments.Every year, many of us commit to resolutions for the new year, but often we find ourselves giving up on them within the first few months. Sometimes even sooner. These new resolutions seek to empower us to make changes…
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It’s good to have you back to my column, “Hidden Truths.” I appreciate everyone who takes the time to read my reflections on life with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. As I was considering what to write this week, I…
Welcome back to my column, “Hidden Truths.” While I tend to write that at the beginning of most of my columns, I genuinely appreciate you checking in. You consciously decided to click on the column and made…
Welcome back to “Hidden Truths,” a column that seeks to offer an honest look at living with a neuromuscular disease. I not only like to present my own experiences, but also to challenge others to examine themselves and think…
Over the past few weeks, several people have asked me how I can be in a good mood nearly all the time when so many issues surround me. So, this week, I want to elaborate on my thought processes,…
Welcome back to “Hidden Truths.” Over the past two weeks, I’ve had several meaningful discussions about what it means to have a neuromuscular disorder. Accordingly, this week I wanted to get a bit more personal and answer a…
Welcome back to “Hidden Truths,” a column where I seek to describe and express my feelings about my diagnosis of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. This week, I originally wanted to continue the discussion about questioning everything about my…
As I’ve described in my previous columns, knowledge is power. I feel very fortunate to have received my diagnosis of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy when I did. I was beginning physical therapy school and had just come to appreciate…
I wanted to expand on my last column by delving into the types of questions we should ask when presented with a new ailment, such as muscular dystrophy. I’d like to start with an anonymous quote: “It ain’t…
This week, I wanted to visit the reason I started writing this column. However, to describe that rationale, I need to revisit the moments soon after I received my diagnosis. I was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy…
As I noted in previous columns, everyone is different. You are who the other is not. This philosophy also applies to the life experiences that lead to a diagnosis. As a child, I was often referred to…
Welcome back to “Hidden Truths.” This week I wanted to move away from the style of my first and second columns and discuss how one of the most basic emotions relates to muscular dystrophy (MD) and other chronic illnesses.
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