Ready to Run: Living with Muscular Dystrophy

After being diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, Melissa Haugen felt alone. In an effort to make others feel seen, she vulnerably shares her personal story of living with muscular dystrophy.

Muscular dystrophy can be (and often is) a life-altering diagnosis. However, because the conditions under the muscular dystrophy umbrella are relatively rare, it can be both a frightening and isolating disease.

Melissa felt lost after her diagnosis of Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2A (LGMD2A), despit...