What Happens When the Caregiver Needs Care?
When Erin Brady Worsham’s husband and primary caregiver was temporarily unable to provide care, major adjustments had to be made.
Category: Living with Muscular Dystrophy
Bye Bye, Betty: Things I Learned on my First Trip With Medical Equipment
When I was 25, I took an unlikely job as an editor at a travel magazine. As a journalism graduate, the editing part of the job was a natural fit; as someone who’d never flown on a plane, the traveling part seemed a little daunting. I’d been diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease six years prior, but . . .
Social Workers: Powerful Members of Your Health Care Team
For individuals and families living with neuromuscular diseases, having access to the right support is paramount to living life to the fullest. Groundbreaking research, clinical trials and care from the best physicians are critical. But so is everyday help, and that’s where MDA Care Center social workers come in. Social workers can help individuals address . . .
Why Multidisciplinary Care Matters
Clara was 2 years old when she was diagnosed with congenital muscular dystrophy. Her family was referred to their local Minneapolis MDA Care Center, and when they got there, Clara’s mom, Becky, says it felt “a bit like coming home.” Our MDA Care Center is a huge gift for us as working parents managing a . . .
Emergency Preparedness Webinar for Individuals with Disabilities [VIDEO]
Last week, MDA’s Emergency Preparedness Webinar explored how important it is for individuals with disabilities or with access and functional needs to design a personalized emergency plan for themselves and their families so they are prepared and empowered to handle any kind of emergency or disaster. If you were unable to join last week’s webinar, . . .
Five Questions with Researcher Madhuri Hegde
Madhuri Hegde, associate professor in the department of human genetics at Emory University in Atlanta, was awarded an MDA research infrastructure grant totaling $300,000 over a period of three years to continue groundbreaking work to identify and characterize new gene defects that can cause limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD). In the era of precision medicine, it . . .
Got questions? MDA’s new Resource Center has answers
MDA is pleased to announce that we have launched a new MDA National Resource Center that is now available to provide families one-on-one support from trained specialists. You can contact our MDA specialists at resourcecenter@mdausa.org and 1-833-ASK-MDA1 (1-833-275-6321) for resources and support. Specialists are available Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. CST and are . . .
Back to School with DMD: An MDA Mom Offers Advice for Navigating a New Academic Year
Starting a new school year is hard on every parent and child, but it’s particularly difficult when you have a child with special needs. As a parent you want to make sure that those needs are met all day every day, even if you are not with them. Even after you explain what your . . .
Join Us for an Emergency Preparedness Webinar
September is National Preparedness Month. Emergencies can happen in an instant and without warning. From weather-related events and other natural disasters to emergencies such as chemical spills and power outages, the unexpected can put you and your family in danger — unless you plan ahead. Please join us for an important discussion about how families living . . .
Five Questions with Researcher Steven Markus
Steven Markus, assistant professor at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colo., was awarded an MDA research grant totaling $300,000 over a period of three years to study alterations in the dynein gene and their effects in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). His work to elucidate the molecular basis for dynein . . .
