Last week, I wore my ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) while taking an evening stroll. I marveled at how much easier…
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
I arrived at the venue more than an hour before my buddy’s wedding rehearsal was supposed to start. Even…
When it comes to doing cardio at the gym, I’ve always preferred the stationary bike to the treadmill. I have…
When Bernadette Scarduzio, a Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) patient-advocate and star of the CMT documentary “Bernadette,” was in the…
Let’s talk about disability fashion. Word on the street is Gen-Z killed skinny jeans. The ritual of stretching your…
With great effort, a woman pulls herself up from a wheelchair and into the back seat of a car. Her…
I got a new handicapped parking placard a few weeks ago. Two, in fact, as the old one had expired.
I have a memory of my brother and me from at least two decades ago, when I was a small…
My brother, 14 years my elder, tells me he remembers once losing track of 6-year-old me during one of our…
“No, it’s not really my thing,” I responded to a friend and self-admitted “gym junkie” in college when he offered…