This Rare Dad Owns His Dystonia

Photo by Sandro Georgi Photography

“Don’t let Dystonia define who you are. Don’t let it control every single aspect of your life. For myself, it is part of me. It is mine to do with as I please. I may not be in control of how and when Dystonia wants to rock my world.
I can only control how I react to it.”
-Nolan

Nolan is a single father with two daughters. He is also a rare dad with dystonia. He says he owns his dystonia and to help with the stress of being a single father with dystonia, he has taken up running. He has an amazing and inspiring story, read more here!

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Kristen Lord

Kristen Lord

Kristen is a junior and soon to be senior at Christopher Newport University. She has an Associate’s Degree in graphic design, and is working toward her Bachelors in Fine Arts focusing in graphic design. Kristen has a passion for animals and art, and in her spare time likes to paint, or design on the computer as well as playing with her dog Mr. Pickles. Kristen is happy to be moving on to a new chapter of her life soon, getting married at the end of May 2016 and graduating in April 2017.

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