[Pontiac]

Since birth, Julianna Snow has suffered from an incurable neurodegenerative disorder that has had her in and out of the hospital,

At first, Julianna's severe case of CMT debilitated her arms and legs, but now it’s targeting the nerves that control her breathing muscles, according to the wire service.

CMT is one of the Muscular Dystrophy diseases. And according to NIH and the CMT association websites normal onset of the disease is in early adulthood and the disease has a slow progression. It also says that near normal life span can be expected.

From birth onset and end stage of the disease at 5 years old would seem to be atypical for this disease.

[Chickensoup]

CMT is one of the Muscular Dystrophy diseases. And according to NIH and the CMT association websites normal onset of the disease is in early adulthood and the disease has a slow progression. It also says that near normal life span can be expected.

From birth onset and end stage of the disease at 5 years old would seem to be atypical for this disease.

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Sound like she has a rapid onset if she is having respiratory issues at age 5