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MDA Ambassador Guest Blog: How Genetic Testing Helped Us Feel Empowered
Jessica and Mark Lennox live in Jupiter, Florida with their two sons, four-year-old William, and two-year-old old Paul. Mark is a US Army veteran and works in renewable energy. Jess,…
Quest Podcast: Defending Medicaid with the MDA Advocacy Team
In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with Joel Cartner, MDA’s Director of Access Policy, and Jori Houck, MDA’s Manager of Advocacy Engagement. They join us to share the most…
Tags: Advocacy Updates, Community, Healthcare, MDA Advocacy
Travelers with Disabilities Share Their Top Tips to Avoid Mishaps
Travel with a disability is unpredictable. Here are tips to plan and prepare for a smoother trip with a wheelchair.
MDA Ambassador Guest Blog: Spreading Awareness One T-shirt at a Time
Dwayne Wilson is 57 years old. He is originally from Southern California and lived in Spokane, WA. for 20 years until moving back home to Irvine, Ca, in 2017. Dwayne…
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: Community, Equipment and Assistive Devices, Finance, Healthcare, In Case You Missed It, Research, Resources, Travel
One Family’s Decades of Dedication to MDA Summer Camp
Craig Helget and his brother, Terry Helget, at MDA Summer Camp in 1985. The Helget family has been volunteering at MDA Summer Camp for more than four decades. It all…
Tags: Community, Relationships, Summer Camp, Volunteers
Quest Podcast: Finding Joy in the Midst of Change
In this Quest Podcast episode, we chat with MDA Ambassador Jess Westman about embracing individuality and finding joy in our lives as paths and priorities change. The activist, actor, composer,…
Tags: College, Community, Education, Mental Health, Relationships, Young Adults
Clinical Research Opportunity: LION-CS101 a Phase 1/2 Study of AB-1003 in Adults with LGMD2I/R9
Researchers at AskBio are seeking adults with genetically confirmed limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) type 2I/R9 to participate in a phase 1/2 clinical trial (LION-CS101) to evaluate the safety and tolerability of…
Simply Stated: Updates in Neuromuscular Junction (NMJ) Disorders
The neuromuscular junction (NMJ) disorders are a group of conditions that disrupt the communication between motor neurons and muscles, resulting in muscle weakness, fatigue, problems with movement and mobility, and, in…
Tags: Simply Stated
Pro Tips to Add More Movement to Your Day
Adding more movement or physical activity to each day is a common goal among people living with neuromuscular disease. However, muscle fatigue, weakness, and limited strength or range of motion…
Tags: Community, Staying Active