Muscular dystrophy entered my life in the fall of 1984. I was 11 years old and beginning my sixth year of school. Along with neighborhood friends, I would walk to and from my elementary school every day. That September, I remember feeling very tired on the short walk down…
Muscle Memoirs:LGMD Experiences — Patrick Moeschen
A human being since 1972, Patrick Moeschen recently retired after 28 years of teaching music at the middle school level in a public school setting. Diagnosed with Becker muscular dystrophy (MD) in 1985, and re-diagnosed with limb-girdle 2E MD in 2012, Patrick leads an active life working with nonprofits and advocating for individuals living with MD. Patrick lives with his wife Vanessa, and two sons, Timothy and Teddy in a handicap accessible home that they designed in Salem, New Hampshire.
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I recently found myself rummaging through a very old collection of things from my childhood that my mother had preserved. Raise your hand if you have stuff like this: a box of certificates and trophies that you don’t remember, newspaper clippings of school events, scouting programs, a math paper from…
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