[Hey! I'm Here, Too!] [By Irwin M. Siegel, M.D.; Illustrated by Elise Mills; © 1989 Muscular Dystrophy Association, Inc. All rights reserved.]
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[boy asking...]


CAN I "CATCH" MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY?

No. Inherited disease aren't contagious.
 


IS IT SOMEONE'S FAULT THAT MY BROTHER HAS MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY?

 [girl asking...]

No. Muscular dystrophy is no one's fault -- not yours, your brother's, your mother's or your father's. It's an inherited disease and beyond the control of anyone.
 
[boy asking...]


WILL I GET MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY LATER ON?

If you don't have muscular dystrophy now, chances are you won't get it later on.
 


WILL MY CHILDREN HAVE DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY?

 [girl asking...]

If you're a girl, there's a chance that some of your sons my have the disease. If you're a boy, none of your children will have the disease.
 
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