The word adrenoleukodystrophy doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, does it? Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an exceptionally rare genetic disease that affects one in 18,000 males. If you're one of those 18,000 people,…
May 15th is TSC Global Awareness Day! Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is defined as an inherited disorder that causes tumors to develop in vital organs. One million people worldwide are…
A few days ago on April 10, 2017, a terrible tragedy took place in San Bernadino, California. An angry gunman entered a special education classroom in North Park Elementary School and…
After watching a rather “dry” physician, a pulmonologist (I presume) on a video (you can watch it here), I felt like there was more to be had. This goes beyond…
When the pain and muscles contractions from my dystonia were at their worst for me (see above), it significantly limited what I could do. For years I characterized dystonia and…
G-M-O. Three letters guaranteed to spark lively, if not heated, debate amongst lifelong friends. These three letters, of course, stand for "genetically modified organisms." Why are they so controversial? Why…
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