Abstract
Toward the closing months of his life, 19-year-old Michael philosophically discussed the impact that Duchenne muscular dystrophy had had on his life. He said, “I think I would like a total body transplant. I’d like to keep my brain and my memories and all that is ‘me’, but I wish I could trade in the rest for something that works.”
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Lindemann, J.E., Stanger, M.E. (1981). Progressive Muscle Disorders. In: Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Physical Disability. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4004-1_10
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