“I thought I couldn’t do sports anymore, and that made me feel like I was different from others,” she told CNA Women. It was only after her condition progressed to her hands and she could not flex her fingers that doctors conducted more specific tests and diagnosed her with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. She was 16 by then. After years without an explanation, the diagnosis gave Sabrina a better understanding of her condition. “There’s currently no cure for this. But as my muscles progressively get weaker, staying active can help me maintain my strength and mobility,” she said. However, in May 2024, Sabrina suffered a bad fall. While stepping out of her house to get into her mobility scooter, she missed a step and fractured her ankle. The injury left her wheelchair-bound for a year. “That was the lowest point of my life. I couldn’t do a lot of things. I couldn’t even go to the toilet on my own, and had to keep asking my mum for help,” she said. “I had heard of other people …