Every person with SMA deserves to have comprehensive care and to know they'll be taken care of, no matter what happens, from birth to death, says patient advocate Brianna Albers.
Brianna Albers
Brianna Albers (she/her) is a crip-cyborg storyteller living in Minneapolis-St. Paul. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 in 1996 and lives with co-occurring physical and mental health conditions. By day she works as an advocate, bridging disability and mental health awareness to empower people to live their best lives; by night, she dabbles in imagination, and is currently writing “Death and the Blade,” a romance-forward fantasy with #OwnVoices disability representation. Find her online at briehalbers.com and on social media @briehalbers.
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Articles by Brianna Albers
First in a series. “What was your support system like growing up?” I was on the phone with a researcher…
Growing up, my pediatrician was more than a doctor; she was part of the family. She supported me through all…
I’d just survived a car accident in Phoenix while road tripping with my parents from our home in Minnesota…
In another world, I am my mother’s daughter, waking with the sunrise and heading to bed no later than 9…
Note: This column describes the author’s own experiences with Evrysdi (risdiplam). Not everyone will have the same response to…
I didn’t even know about the “Barbie” movie until I saw people talking about it on social media. I watched…
The older I get, the more easily I cry. It never used to be that way. I didn’t cry at…
It didn’t take long for my mom — who, in her own words, is not “retired” but “reliving” — to…
As hopeful as I was when starting naturopathy, I didn’t actually expect anything to come of it. Desperate for…