Lend A Helping Hand: Join Our #ShowYourHandsCMT Social Media Campaign!

The Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation is continuing their popular Text2Give campaign this year with the theme “Show Your Hands.”

Everyday tasks such as holding a coffee cup, opening a gas cap, and buttoning a shirt can be challenging, and in some cases, impossible for those affected with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT).  Because there are different types of CMT, hand symptoms can also vary from patient to patient. People with CMT may experience the following hands signs and symptoms:

• Contractures and bone deformities: This can “lock” the fingers in a flexed position, limiting normal range of motion.
• Muscle weakness: Progressive loss of hand control.
• Sensory loss: Sense of touch and temperature is diminished. CMT patients may experience cold hands, tingling, burning, and/or dry skin.

You can show your support for those living with CMT by participating in our Text2Give social media campaign.

Here’s how!

1. Text CMT to 501501 to donate $10.
2. Snap a picture of your hands with your mobile device.
3. Share your picture on any social media platform #ShowYourHandsCMT.
4. Share/tag your friends Text CMT to 501501 to donate.

You can also help spread the word by updating your Facebook cover photo or Twitter header photo with our #ShowYourHandsCMT banner found HERE.

Together, let’s join hands and find a treatment and a cure for CMT hands!