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Esther, hi. My dad also went there with the Kaffrarian Rifles from East London. I don't know anyone with this disease, but this is what I copied and pasted from the Mayo Clinic website.
Hope it helps.;
Overview

Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle.

There are many kinds of muscular dystrophy. Symptoms of the most common variety begin in childhood, mostly in boys. Other types don't surface until adulthood.

There's no cure for muscular dystrophy. But medications and therapy can help manage symptoms and slow the course of the disease.

Symptoms
The main sign of muscular dystrophy is progressive muscle weakness. Specific signs and symptoms begin at different ages and in different muscle groups, depending on the type of muscular dystrophy.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscular-dystrophy/s...
This is the Mayo Clinics website, and about the only Medical website I trust.

Hi Colleen

Appreciate your help. My dad was told he had muscular dystrophy but I tend to question it as it happened when he came back from Cairo. Nobody in those days maybe knew any better. I will keep searching to see if I find any answers over and above the diagnosis that was handed him. A man of 18 fine before going to war. Strange but true came back muscle problem. My sister is now struggling with meat animal protein and was told it is working against her amuine system. Muscles don't want to repair after a hip operation and they found out she cant eat meat. So this is very odd that her body is fighting against itself. Sounds like Dad's story. Go well. Appreciate.