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Blog Post | Health, Personal Stories

Coping with Grief After Losing a Loved One to a Neuromuscular Disease

Losing a loved one can be overwhelming. That’s why it’s important to know how to manage the emotions of grief.

Tags: Caregiving, Featured Content, Mental Health


Blog Post | Get Involved, Independence, Lifestyle, News, Personal Stories

MDA Guest Ambassador Blog: Cycling Towards a Cure, One Mile at a Time (Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease)

Lilly F. is a 15-year-old rising junior from New York.  Lilly was diagnosed with CMT1a when she was 4 years old.  With no approved treatments for CMT, Lilly follows a…

Tags: Ambassador Guest Blog, Ambassadors, Community, Young Adults


Blog Post | Get Involved, Inclusion, Independence, Lifestyle, Personal Stories

MDA Ambassador Guest Blog: How Assistive Technology Makes Learning More Independent

August Johnson, more commonly known as A.J., was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) when he was nine months old. He recently graduated from high school and will be attending…

Tags: Ambassador Guest Blog, Ambassadors, Education, Young Adults


Blog Post | Get Involved, Inclusion, Independence, Lifestyle, Personal Stories

Letters From Leah: Learn to Accept Your Reality

Summer has finally arrived! Schools are out, parks and beaches are in. The majority of us wear a more summer-appropriate style, while others feel the need to cover what makes…

Tags: Ambassadors, Leah, Letters From Leah


Blog Post | Get Involved, Health, Inclusion, Independence, Lifestyle, Science + Research

MDA Engage Symposiums are Back in Full Swing

MDA Engage Symposiums returned in 2023 offering the neuromuscular disease community an opportunity to connect with one another in person and learn directly from expert clinicians about topics related to…

Tags: Community, Education


Blog Post | Health, Personal Stories

My Gene Therapy Journey: The Bafus Family

Jada and Bryan Bafus The Bafus family’s YouTube Channel started as a means to provide updates with close friends and family regarding their two sons’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)), but…

Tags: Gene Therapy, Healthcare, MDA Care Centers, Parenting


Blog Post | Get Involved, Inclusion, Independence, Lifestyle, News, Personal Stories

Episode 43- Disrupting the Narrative

In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with the director, executive producer, and leading character of the movie Good Bad Things: Shane Stanger, Steve Way, and Danny Kurtzman respectively. This…

Tags: Community, Employment, Mental Health, Relationships, Young Adults


Blog Post | Advocacy, Inclusion

In Case You Missed It…

Quest Media is an innovative adaptive lifestyle platform from MDA. With the power of this platform, we foster awareness and empowerment and have important conversations with experts, thought leaders, and…

Tags: Advocacy Updates, Community, In Case You Missed It, Travel


Blog Post | Independence

Living Independently with a Disability

Tips, tricks, tools, and products from experts and members of the neuromuscular disease community to help you live independently with a disability.

Tags: Ambassadors, College, Equipment and Assistive Devices, Featured Content, Ira, Parenting, Resources, Travel


Blog Post | Lifestyle, Personal Stories

MDA Ambassador Guest Blog: Celebrating and Supporting LGBTQ+

Rigo is an artist who studied at the Art Institute of Dallas. Although he has dealt with many challenges due to living with a neuromuscular disease, he likes to focus…

Tags: Ambassador Guest Blog, Ambassadors, College, Relationships, Young Adults