It’s summertime, and that means holidays, road trips, camping, and hotels. Also, sunburns, mosquitoes, and probably dehydration. I’m…
Articles by Kala Godin
I have to start preparing for the plastic apocalypse. Yes, I may just have to start hoarding plastic bendy straws…
My life is full of medical appointments, and they all tend to be fairly inconvenient. Necessary, but…
SMA comes with a lot of challenges. The progression of the disease is the worst — at least, in…
When I was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) at 11 months old, there was no cure…
“You’re so vulnerable! How are you OK with that? It’s such an open way to live life. It’s…
I’m a writer. I recently finished the first draft of a 47,000-word novel…
Second in a series. Read part one. No one really expected me to…
First in a series. School can be a special kind of hell when you’re the awkward kid in…
The A in SMA stands for “atrophy.” Atrophy means “to waste away.” My muscles are wasting away, and…