SFN Dad To Dad 390 - Tom Sander of Charlotte, NC Father of Three Including a Daughter With Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome A Rare From Of MD

Our guest this week is Tom Sander of Charlotte, NC a territory account manager at Liquidia Corporation, a rare disease bio pharma company, and father of three including a daughter with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome, a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy. 

Tom and his wife, Julie, have married for 22 years and are the proud parents of three children: Will (22), and twins: Jack (18) and Lily (18) who has Charcot-Marie-Tooth Syndrome, which is a type of Muscular Dystrophy that is a spectrum of nerve disorders.    

From a very young age Lily has been speaking in public about her condition and how it’s affected her and others.  She was selected this past year to be one of two national ambassadors for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. 

We’ll hear all about the Sander famiy story on this episode of the SFN Dad To Dad Podcast. 

Show Links -
Phone – [phone]
Email – [e-mail]
LinkedIn –  https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-sander-30977b12/
MDA Website – https://www.mda.org/press-releases/2025/mda-announces-2025-mda-national-ambassador-lily-sander
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association - https://www.cmtausa.org/
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Research Foundation - https://cmtrf.org/
YouTube – 2025 Ambassador https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stJElfj7uqg&t=11s
Instagram Video Burn Bootcamp Be Our Muscle - https://www.instagram.com/p/DIRIv74ODkt/ 

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