Decreasing Decision Fatigue Through Time Chunking
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…
Hidden Truths — Adeel Rizvi
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.
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On Not Giving Up Too Soon About What We’ve Resolved to Do
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…
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What Effect Does Constant Decision-making Have on Our Lives?
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…
Birthday Reflections on the Lessons I’ve Learned in the Last Year
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…
My Positive Thinking Comes From Having a ‘POPTART Mentality’
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…
Growing Up With Muscular Dystrophy
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…
Some Life Lessons to Remember as I Start a New Chapter
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…
Question Everything: How to Ask the Right Questions
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…
What Do You Know? Exploring the Questions We Should Ask
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…
To Care Is to Share (Knowledge)
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…
From ‘Motor Moron’ to a Limb-Girdle MD Diagnosis
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,…
The Effects of Guilt on My Body and Mind
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…
