News & Stories
See the latest news about CMT drug development and read stories from the CMT community that highlight why we must deliver treatments and cures during our lifetime.
Hope Alone Won’t Save My Hands, But a Treatment Will
I heard a loud pop. Then came the sudden swelling. All I’d been doing was walking down the sidewalk when my left leg snapped. At first, I thought it was just sprained. I kept limping on it for two weeks, until a doctor confirmed it was broken. Doctors gave me three options: Live with the pain and wear a removable cast for the rest of my life, undergo another surgery that probably won’t work, or amputate a portion of my leg. I chose amputation. Read more about Joe’s journey and what he’s doing to give people with CMT more than hope.
One Million Steps to the Holidays for CMT
As I approach my one-year anniversary as the community manager for the CMT Research Foundation, I’ve thought a lot about how I should mark this occasion. I decided the best way to celebrate is by facing the same fear that motivated me to start working in CMT research...
A Family’s Fight to Change Their Daughter’s Future
Eight-year-old Leonor struggles to walk, sit up straight and hold a glass of water. Other kids make fun of her because she has to wear leg braces. When Leonor was diagnosed with CMT, doctors said she’d ben in a wheelchair for life. Her family refuses to accept that fate, and so do we. There’s always something we can do. Learn how you can take action to end CMT.
WATCH: When Can Patients Expect Treatments for CMT?
In this first episode of the CMT Research Foundation’s new video series that asks and answers the toughest questions about CMT treatments, leading research experts will have you on the edge of your seat as they share when patients can expect treatments for CMT and how they can participate in accelerating progress.
CMT Patients & Families Need More Than Awareness
It has been more than 130 years since CMT was first discovered, yet there are still no treatments or cures. This CMT Awareness Month, we need more than awareness. We need action. Here’s what we can do together to move the needle now.
A rallying cry for the CMT community: If not us, then who? If not now, then when?
The New York Times recently published an article about individuals living with rare genetic diseases who have become advocates for their conditions. These courageous champions are shaping research to change the course of their disease, despite the daily fears those of...
Reflections on a CMT Research Supporter
By Patrick Livney, Chairman of the Board Recently, I was contacted by Barton, a son of Charles G. Bentzin, who informed me of the passing of his father. Sadness aside, his reaching out touched me on two fronts. First, telling me how Charles “enjoyed talking with you...
Fatherhood and CMT: 10 Life Lessons from Dad
Fritz Schneider has worn many hats in his life. He has managed supermarkets, served as a deckhand on tugboats, owned a retail cleaning company, worked as a tour guide and even opened a neighborhood bar in his wife’s home country of Romania. Living with CMT is also on...
College Graduate with CMT to Devote Career to Finding Cures
By: Allison Taylor I grew up in a small town in Texas, where everyone knew everything about everyone. Looking back on my childhood, I'm surprised at how well my mom kept our legacy of CMT hidden. With five generations of CMT in my family, I want to break that chain...
Three Reasons We Need Treatments for CMT
By: Allease Vickery I didn’t know CMT existed until I was diagnosed with it 11 years ago. As an adult, it was strange to learn I had a disease my family and I had never heard of, but it answered many questions about my childhood. Growing up, kids at school would...
