Everyday life
Guides and checklists
At a glanceFive short, practical guides for people with CMT2C and their families, and a printable handout on morning headaches and breathing. Read the guides here, or download a PDF to print, save or share with your care team. Every fact in the guides carries a numbered source.
Start with: Understanding CMT2C
- 6-minute read
Understanding CMT2C
What CMT2C is, how a change in the TRPV4 gene causes it, and the symptoms that set it apart, explained with pictures and everyday comparisons.
- 8-minute read
Building your care team
The specialists who look after people with CMT2C, what each one does, what to expect, and a checklist to keep track of who you have seen.
- 6-minute read
Your 90-day action plan
A step-by-step plan for the first three months: baseline checks, a medicine review, a daily routine and a safer home.
- 6-minute read
Emotional health and CMT2C
Coping with the emotional side of CMT2C: grief, living with uncertainty, focusing on what you can control, and finding support.
- Fill in on screen or print
Symptom tracker
A symptom tracker for CMT2C to fill in on screen or print before appointments, covering walking, hands, voice, breathing, hearing and more.
- Handout · 3 pages
Morning headaches and breathing
Headache when you wake up, or tired before the day starts? With CMT2C these can be signs of weak breathing at night. A checklist of signs, the two tests that find it, and what to say to your doctor.
For deeper reading, see What is CMT2C?, Practical tips and What the research says. These guides are patient-written education, not medical advice.