Lasting Impression

Closeup of comedian Fiona Cauley holding a red microphone while performing stand-up comedy.
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Finding the Funny: Fiona Cauley Uses Comedy to Raise Disability Awareness

By Barbara and Jim Twardowski, RN | May 26, 2026
Montage of five MDA community members who live with neuromuscular diseases.
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Community Members Share Their Everyday Milestones

By MDA Staff | February 23, 2026
Action shot of Jake Saxton pumping his left fist with a triumphant look on his face and his mouth open in a yell. He is in a power wheelchair wearing a hockey jersey and knee and shin guards, with a power hockey stick resting in his right hand.
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Meet Our 2025 MDA Quest Photo Contest Winners

By MDA Staff | November 14, 2025
1950s black-and-white photo of five fire fighters in uniform holding signs saying “Fire Fighters Crusade” and “Give Muscular Dystrophy a Kick” in front of an open-cab ladder truck.
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MDA Milestone: How ‘Fill the Boot’ Was Born

By MDA Staff | May 23, 2025
Inside a hospital room, two healthcare providers wearing scrubs, gowns, masks, and head covers stand beside a bed where a young boy is lying down.
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Milestone Moment: A Look Back at the First Gene Therapy Trial for DMD

By MDA Staff | February 28, 2025
Santino sits in his wheelchair while Gill stands on the back with her foot kicked back behind. They are in a public garden and Santino is wearing a blue suit and Gill is wearing a floral blue dress.
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Photo Contest Winner: Love in Motion

By MDA Staff | November 18, 2024
Alec Chapman races on a track in his adapted bike.
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2024 Quest Media Photo Contest Winners

By Stephanie Bigler-Lisch | November 18, 2024
Patricia Perez has black-and-white skull makeup on her face and a black horned headpiece covering most of her chin-length hair. She sits on what appears to be a spooky throne with a backrest shaped like a headstone and decorated with a skull, spiders, and string lights. Her husband Dave stands beside her with black-and-white skull makeup on his face, wearing a top hat, colorful purple and gold tunic, and black cape.
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Wheelchair Costume: Voodoo King and Queen Win Halloween

By Quest Staff | August 13, 2024
Heather Nightingale, a woman with long dark brown hair and light skin, sits in a comfortable chair next to a wall painted with a mural of rolling green hills dotted with white flowers.
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Nature Lover With Myotonic Dystrophy Paints a Room With a View

By MDA Staff | May 9, 2024
Twenty former MDA Summer Campers and counselors gather on a patio with a backdrop of green forested hills.
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Former MDA Summer Campers Reunite After 14 Years

By Maggie Callahan | February 12, 2024