Michael Morale

Monday, July 8, Through Sunday, July 14:

This week started out with a bang, and it got better as the week went on. On Monday, July 8, I went back to UT Southwestern Medical Center for my fifth maintenance dose of Spinraza. It’s hard to believe that I’ve now had nine injections, and it shocks me how fast the time has flown by. This was…

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In this episode of the Morale Monologue, I discuss my frustrations with flying for wheelchair-users. I talk about the FAA regulations regarding safety, and not being able to travel on a plane in my wheelchair.

This is an issue that many of us with disabilities have to deal with. It’s time that those of us in…[Read more]

Monday, June 24, Through Sunday, June 30 –

This week, everything fell into place just like I wanted and expected it to. While I only left the house on Tuesday for therapy, I spent most of my time working for BioNews Services. I’m truly blessed to have this job. I know too many people in this world who don’t want to work, and expect…

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Monday, June 17, Through Sunday, June 23 – Two weeks ago, everything moved in slow motion. This past week, everything seemed as if it was in fast-forward. I’m trying to get a couple weeks ahead on work right now, as I have my next Spinraza injection coming up in two weeks. I’m 99% sure that everything will go great, but I tend to play on the…

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Good morning everyone! Hope you all are having a great week.

Please check out my latest video. I talk about preparing for my Spinraza injections in this episode of the Morale Monologue. These four simple steps help me tremendously. Hopefully, these tips will help you with your future injections.

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Monday, June 10, Through Sunday, June 16 – This past week, everything fell into place like it should have, but it seemed to have gone in slow motion. It seems funny to me how one week will go so quickly, and the other will just drag on and on. Even though the week felt as if it was moving extremely slow, I made it through without any major…

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Monday, June 3, Through Sunday, June 9 – With last week being as busy as it was, this week, was the complete opposite. Other than my daily work for BioNews Services, the only time that I left the house was when I went for my workout with Emily. Other than that, I’ve been secluded in my home office, with the door shut recording flash briefings…

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In this episode of the Morale Monologue, I discuss the key differences between AveXis’s drug ZOLGENSMA and Biogen’s drug Spinraza. I explain what Spinraza does with regards to the SMN2 gene, and what ZOLGENSMA does with regards to the SMN1 gene.

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Monday, May 27. Through Sunday, June 2 – I can sum up my week with three words: sleep, eat and work. You could also throw in a little bit of fun and excitement, but for the most part, those were the three things that I did for the majority of this past week. Much of my time was spent around the recent approval of ZOLGENSMA by the FDA. The…

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Over the past couple of weeks, I have received numerous questions regarding the differences between Spinraza and ZOLGENSMA. On Friday, May 24, 2019, ZOLGENSMA became the second FDA-approved treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). With this approval comes a lot of questions regarding these two treatments. Please understand that I’m not a d…[Read more]

Monday, May 20, Through Sunday, May 26 – This had to be one of the most fulfilling weeks that I’ve had in the past 2 years. Not only did everything fall into place, but the FDA finally approved ZOLGENSMA from AveXis, as the 2nd FDA-approved treatment for those of us with spinal muscular atrophy. This historic announcement will dramatically…

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We just received notification that the FDA has officially approved ZOLGENSMA as the 2nd FDA approved treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy https://smanewstoday.com/2019/05/24/fda-approves-zolgensma-gene-therapy-newborns-toddlers-with-any-sma-type/. We are still in the process of learning more information, but this is of course great news! Please…[Read more]

In this episode of the Morale Monologue, I discuss some exciting news regarding AveXis’s drug candidate ZOLGENSMA. We have received information that AveXis has provided additional information to the FDA, and have asked the FDA to broaden the label of their potential new drug therapy. The initial request was for S…[Read more]

Monday, May 13, Through Sunday, May 19 – What an unbelievable week. The only time that I left the house this week was when I went for physical therapy on Tuesday. The majority of the time I was back in my home office working for BioNews Services. We are eagerly anticipating the approval of AveXis’s drug candidate ZOLGENSMA. We know that the…

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In this episode of the Morale Monologue, I discuss a possible approval date for AveXis Pharmaceutical’s drug candidate called ZOLGENSMA. I also provide a web link in the description of my video that discusses some of the preliminary results during the clinical trials of ZOLGENSMA. SMA News Today has created a s…[Read more]

Monday, May 6, Through Sunday, May 12 – It seems as if each week tends to go by faster and faster. I was hoping that this week would follow suit. To my surprise, it did.

While I usually spend the majority of the days in my home office, on Wednesday, my house was swarmed with carpenters putting down nearly $4000 of new carpet. I had my house…

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