{"id":23241,"date":"2021-07-01T07:17:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T05:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/canada-katie-allen\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:01:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:01:18","slug":"canada-katie-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cmtc.nl\/en\/blog\/2021\/07\/01\/canada-katie-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada &#8211; Katie Allen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Katie Allen and I was diagnosed with CMTC when I was around 5 months old. I have marks covering the right side of my body and the left side of my neck, face, and head. Additionally, I have experience with limb length discrepancy, and other impacts such as difficulties maintaining body temperature and fine motor issues in my affected hand. I have spent the last 15 years receiving laser treatments to remove the marks nearest my eyes.<\/p>\n<p>I have B.Sc. in Environmental Science and through my last ten years of post-secondary education, I have had amazing opportunities, in class and in medical appointments, to expand my knowledge of medical science and work with doctors to manage and better understand my CMTC.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact me if you have any questions, I am happy to chat or discuss my own experience with CMTC!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:pa-canada@cmtc.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact me<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Cmtc-ovm-Canada-108584761571436\"><span style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Noto Sans', sans-serif, 'Apple Color Emoji', 'Segoe UI Emoji', 'Segoe UI Symbol', 'Noto Color Emoji';\">Facebook page Canada<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Katie April 2024\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/930575287?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"RD 2023 Katie&#039;s Story.mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/801499182?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Katie Allan 20220219.mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/680385740?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My name is Katie Allen and I was diagnosed with CMTC when I was around 5 months old. 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