8 Notable People With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Being diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) does not necessarily mean that you cannot achieve great success and to lead a…
Articles by Wendy Henderson
SMA Stories: AJ Brockman, the Digital Artist
Follow the story of AJ Brockman in this film shared in 2011. AJ is an award-winning digital artist…
ACT for SMA: Supporting Parents of Babies with Type 1 SMA
This emotional ACT for SMA film was shown at the charity’s annual Butterfly Ball, which was held on…
SMA Stories: How SMA Patients Eat Without Swallowing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY_h0OabPXg Nora’s a sweet six-year-old girl who was born with type I spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Watch a documentary…
The MDA Live Unlimited Initiative for SMA
This MDA video–a part of its Live Unlimited initiative– is all about Haley Frieler. Haley was diagnosed with spinal…
Living With a Degenerative Muscular Condition
This video from Muscular Dystrophy Queensland follows several patients who have different forms of degenerative muscular conditions. Watch a…
SMA Stories: Nora and Her Toys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqZd5xENtrk This video from Goodentree is all about Nora, a seven-year-old girl who has type I spinal muscular atrophy…
SMA Stories: The Art of Possibility
This ASCA video introduces Chris Leon from Verdugo Hills High. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) as a baby, Chris…
The Mechanisms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Using computer graphics, this animated film from Fusion Medical Animation explains the mechanisms of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
SMA Stories: Laughing At My Nightmare
**Warning, video contains adult language.** This SoulPancake film, shared in April 2013, is all about Shane…