I wiped away tears of happiness and hugged my friend Andrea. She was engaged to be married and had just asked me to be her maid of honor. Of course, I said yes with all the joy in my heart! I love both her and her fiancé, watched them grow…
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You know you’re in trouble when your orthopedist uses words like “sclerosis.” After several excruciating months of pain, I was exactly where I needed to be: Gillette Lifetime Specialty Healthcare in St. Paul, Minnesota. I’d been dealing with hip and lower back pain since early…
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England is rolling out newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which will allow all babies born in the country to be tested for the rare genetic disease shortly after birth. According to a government press release, the program is already ahead of schedule, and some labs will…
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“Alyssa, does this look weird?” my mom said as she popped her head and chest out of the bathroom door. We were getting ready to go to a parade in 100 F heat and humidity. Trying to dress in as few layers as possible was definitely a requirement. However, my…
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The spinal muscles of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients who also have scoliosis show abnormalities in molecular activity, particularly in biological processes that cells use to metabolize sugar molecules and protein building blocks, according to a study. The researchers also found that metabolic activity in spinal muscles differs on each…
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My husband, Randy, and I moved to the North Carolina mountains in the closing hours of 1995. Although our children, Matthew and Katie, who at the time were 10 and 7, respectively, were initially unenthusiastic about changing schools, they promptly developed new friendships and an appreciation for the plethora of…
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