Hiring the Right PCA...As many of us know, our in-home care is a key element to living a good life.... By Megan DeJarnett4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
An Overview of Disability Rights Laws...For more information on both laws, visit the Department of Justice website.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Six Months With My First Power Chair...I knew that I needed to come to terms with the fact that a power chair would be beneficial for both of... By Mike Noon2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Evolution of Adaptive Showering Equipment...My situation was no different, and I want to describe the way I took a “shower” for 6 months of By Allie Williams3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What is Your Definition of Independence?...This cost me time and energy to fully enjoy other aspects of my life. I understand that no one is... By Mike Noon2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Interabled Relationships are Just Like Any Other Relationship...The one thing I have learned in my 40 plus years of life is that my happiness comes from within.... By Suzanne Cutler2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Advice for Younger People with SMA...I do what I do so hopefully you won’t have to - but if you do, we are here... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Emotional Effects of a Spinal Fusion...I wanted to share more on the emotional side effects of someone who had this life-altering procedure done.... By Megan DeJarnett2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Living With a Disability: Movie Recommendations...I have dealt with periods of depression and questioning my own self-worth. The character of George Bailey feels like his life has been... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Independence and Accessibility...But it's even more wonderful for a child who has always lived with physical limitations to figure out life in a way... By Megan DeJarnett2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Why is He in a Wheelchair?...How have you handled these situations in your life? How has it made you feel afterward?... By Mike Noon2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What Would You Invent?...It could be something like a power board just to make your life easier. Gosh, I hope one day at least... By SpinalMuscularAtrophy.net Team2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The College Years...When dinner was over I jumped up to go down to help Mike out of his chair. One of the... By Maryalice Noon2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My Process For A New Wheelchair...This program gives me a yearly budget for things like when insurance denied chair parts, they helped cover it or things that help make... By Kellie Cusack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Clinical Trial Glossary...Things that qualify a person to join a study may include age, sex, type and stage of disease, or treatments tried before.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Managing Caregivers...I try to tell dad jokes because, in real life, I tell dad jokes. It will be hard to open up... By Lewis Beatty2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Joy of the MDA Summer Camp...When our son, who has SMA, was going for the first time at the age of 10, we were given a... By Maryalice Noon2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Parents Living With a Ticking Time Bomb...The ‘dash’ of her life started to shrink at an alarming and frightening rate.... By Marc Mitnick4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Helping Others Helps Me...My 46 years of experience have taught me some life lessons about what is important to me. ... By Mike Noon2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Why I Love and Hate My G-Tube...For the first 21 years of my life, I lived without a g-tube. Luckily, I was always able to... By Chaz Hayden2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments