A Jacksonville man is using his feet to end a rare, incurable disease that he lives with. Tim Nightingale is leading the “CMTA Jacksonville Walk 4 CMT” at the Jacksonville Mayo Clinic on Saturday, September 13, at 9 A.M.
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Nightingale says Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) is a “hereditary, neuromuscular disease that causes the peripheral nerves to communicate poorly to the muscles, and it could eventually lead to atrophy.” He adds that some of the symptoms of CMT include drop foot, walking with nerve pain, a loss of sensation in the muscles, and it can also affect your hands and arms. According to the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA), the disease affects 135,000 people in the U.S., including an estimated 700 in the Jacksonville metro area…