At the beginning of every episode of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,”…
Young Lee
Young Lee (he/him) is a writer with CMT1A living in Cary, North Carolina. He graduated from NC State University in 2013 with degrees in economics and international studies. After working for a few years in finance, Lee decided to shift his attention toward writing and library work. Although Lee first learned he had CMT at a very young age, he didn’t participate much in the CMT community until 2018 when his friend and fellow writer Kevin Schaefer encouraged him to explore and learn more about this very important aspect of his life.
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Articles by Young Lee
For many years, my childhood bedroom featured a photo of Mr. McFeely, the…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been studying sequences of hand movements and letter combinations. For example, U,…
The North Carolina Museum of Art has a few paintings by…
Until recently, I never took anything written by art critics personally. But a few weeks ago I started…
Through her loosely autobiographical graphic novel, “El Deafo,” author Cece Bell…
“I like your shirt.” I didn’t expect to hear such a comment while wearing my…
I leave strange footprints. Luckily, I usually walk on solid ground and don’t need to think about them.
Thoughts on CMT and ‘Askew’
“Askew,” a work of art by American painter and sculptor Roxy Paine…
At the start of 2019, I knew little about Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT). My lack of knowledge about the disease meant…