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WAOkay okay, so this video might be a bit much, but I do get this question a lot. I started making this video to show why we really weren’t concerned about Colton having muscular dystrophy and it kind of turned into a Colton hype video - but honestly, he could use that sometimes, so I decided to roll with it. But here’s the thing - we would have been SHOCKED if Colton’s CK (the muscle enzyme that is released into your bloodstream when muscles break down) had been elevated like his sisters’. He has always been an energizer bunny and can literally run around for hours without having the leg pain or weakness that his sisters experience from simply walking. We of course had his CK checked to be safe and were not surprised when it came back completely normal.
We did assume, however, that he would be a carrier for LGMD2C and would need to take that into consideration if he chose to have a family in the future. But we were happy to learn that he is not even a carrier of LGMD2C - he got the dominant gene from both of us.
It can be hard sometimes to watch Colton perform like this athletically - to know that his sisters won’t be able to do the things that he can. But we are also so proud of his hard work and dedication in everything that he does, and he deserves to be celebrated for who he is, regardless of what his sisters are going through.
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