Overcoming LGMD Challenges with Humor
Columnist Patrick Moeschen shares his approach to dealing with everyday challenges despite living with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD).
Moeschen credits his robust sense of humor as a key factor in coping with his rare chronic illness. He recalls being told that he is witty and able to diffuse tense conversations with laughter.
My humor is shaped by observing the world and the people around me.
His comedic influences include films like "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" and "Spaceballs," as well as the comedy albums of Eddie Murphy and George Carlin, which he enjoyed growing up in the 1980s before his diagnosis.
Moeschen's type of LGMD is 2E/R4, a fact he openly shares, joking that it's not used as a password.
Author's summary: Humor helps cope with LGMD challenges.