PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.prweb.com PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en PRWeb Distribution Newswire http://www.prweb.com/images_v4/prweb_logo_hv.jpg http://www.prweb.com 200 46 xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 FIRST DISABLED PERSON TO CONQUER BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH POLES http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/04/prweb63842.htm History will be re-written when British businessman and Muscular Dystrophy sufferer Michael McGrath [1] becomes the first disabled person in the world to reach both North and South Poles. McGrath contracted Muscular Dystrophy [2] when he was 18 and now, twenty years on, has severe walking difficulties and, due to loss of muscle bulk, very little physical strength. Remaining upright and retaining balance are his biggest daily physical challenges. Ironically, McGrath feels the cold much more than able-bodied people as a result of a less efficient circulatory system (PRWeb Apr 24, 2003)

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