Bernadette

Bernadette Scarduzio was born with the most common inherited disease that no one has ever heard of: CMT syndrome. CMT is the number one hereditary neuropathy in the world, it is a degenerative nerve and muscle disorder which leads the body to deteriorate. Sometimes the progression is slow. Sometimes it is rapid. In some cases, it is fatal. There is no cure. It is passed from parent to child and, too often, it is perceived as an embarrassing family secret, as it was in Bernadette's family.

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An intimate portrait of living with an invisible genetic disease that rewrites your body's story. This is the kind of documentary that sits with you—honest, unflinching, and deeply human. For anyone grappling with chronic illness, family secrets, or the question of what resilience really looks like.

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