Martin Hywood is 39 and has limb girdle muscular dystrophy. Here he shares his experience of his first muscle group meeting and his thoughts on Personal Independence Payments (PIP) - the new benefit replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA)."I'll start with a little introduction, although the above may well tell you quite a lot already.
I was 23 when I was diagnosed with this condition. At that time, I knew nothing about it and didn't want to know anything about it- complete denial. I never wanted help and I didn't want to talk about it.
