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 . . .
Jordan Smith, winner of the ninth season of The Voice singing competition on NBC, closed out our January 29 event in New York with an emotional rendition of Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb.” The song’s lyrics — about obstacles and overcoming them despite great odds — resonated with our audience of families and supporters. Jordan, who once told a . . .
I recently stumbled upon a definition of the word “rare” that profoundly unnerved me: “rare — not found in large numbers and consequently not of interest or value.” As a neurologist for nearly three decades, my colleagues and I in the medical field consider a disease or disorder to be “rare” in the United States . . .
