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h out Northeastern,
Vittorio is Coming

By Emma Ricci

I KNOW A LOT ABOUT CHARCOT- I enjoy art, watching YouTube, coffee, and
MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE. my dog Gio. I want to use my high school
years to find my passion. For me, new
I know about tests like electromyogram experiences are definitely out of my
(EMG) nerve conduction and genetic comfort zone. I have seen my brother
testing, and the neurologists who perform change in the last four years and I know I
these tests. I also know about carbon fiber will find my place too.
AFOs with names like Noodles, Toe Offs
and Blue Rockers. I’ve written papers on So, watch out Northeastern, Vittorio is
CMT in biology and English classes. I don’t coming and he will make an impact like he
have CMT, my brother Vittorio does. I’m did at my high school and in our community.
his younger sister Emma. I am planning on taking over his bedroom,
and turning it into a walk-in closet. Maybe
This fall, I’ll be a sophomore in high I should be an interior designer.
school. Four years ago, my brother
was diagnosed with CMT going into his This is step one.
freshman year. While my family struggled
to understand CMT, Vittorio was okay with Emma, 15, is a rising sophomore at
the diagnosis and seemed to come out of Masconomet High School in Boxford,
his shell. Throughout elementary school Massachusetts.
I was the talkative one while Vittorio was
very shy. That has reversed now. I’m real-
ly proud of my brother and I’m working on
trying to come out of my shell too.

High school is different for girls. The
“groups,” social media, what you wear
and how you look are all very important. I
have grown apart from and have been left
behind by many of my friends. It’s diffi-
cult enough being a teenager and trying to
figure out where you belong without the
pressure from school, friends and society.

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