It is easy to get discouraged when things are going bad. But we houldn't lose heart, because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering.
Becker patients typically don't lose the ability to walk until their 20s and can live into their 50s or longer, although related heart problems can result in death earlier, according to Sharon Hesterlee, vice president of research at Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy, a patient group.