31 Days of SMA: Family and SMA

by Kevin Schaefer | August 6, 2019

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Day 6 of 31 Days of SMA⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⠀ Topic: Family Podcast! ⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⁣⠀ Hey everyone and Star Wars fans! Hope you’re all having a great week so far. We're mixing things up for Day 6 of 31 Days of SMA. We've got podcast episode LIVE, where @kevinschaefer19 talks with SMA parent, Jason Bertsch, from Greenfield, Indiana. Jason and his wife Kelly have two sons, and their youngest, Luke, has SMA Type 2. Jason talks about his family, Spinraza, and a Star Wars Celebration story that made @kevinschaefer19 insanely jealous. Click on the link in our bio for more information, and to hear a neat story between the Bertsch family and @hamillhimself⁣⁣

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Kevin Schaefer Kevin Schaefer (he/him) is a writer, podcaster, and lover of all things pop culture. Diagnosed with SMA type 2 at the age of 18 months in 1995, he shares a vast array of hilarious and eye-opening stories from his life with a neuromuscular disability. He works as the associate director of community content for this site’s parent company, BioNews. He also hosts the SMA News Today Podcast. Kevin is a graduate of North Carolina State University and lives with his parents in Cary, NC. People regularly mistake him for Tony Stark, on account of his intellect and advanced technological equipment.