Read the story of this girl with Merosin negative congenital muscular dystrophy. Includes background on the family and the condition.

Learn about muscular dystrophy, the causes, and what it's like for teens who have it.

A short information sheet on MD compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.

A disease in which muscles of the body get weaker and weaker and may slowly stop working.