Chris Carroll was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy in his early teens. For a long time, he was in denial. He tried to hide the disease from anyone who wasn’t close family or friends. He was suffering. It was bad enough that another aspect of his life brought about a different kind of pain.
“Being a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan,” Carroll joked, “I’ve suffered enough in my life.”
With encouragement from his wife Joy, Carroll, a soon-to-be father of two, joined the Delaware Valley chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and became an ambassador. His newfound connection to the community gave him a different outlook.