It's September! You know what that means? Happy "Dystonia Awareness Month!" Maybe "Happy" is the wrong word... Because, while spreading awareness is always something to cheer about, dystonia is not. Here…
We know that overexposure to the sun cause a serious burn-peel situation, but did you know that the sun can be especially risky for those with a predisposition to developing…
Time is running out! Join us before September ends to make the ninth month of the calendar Dystonia Awareness Month. If you haven't already..... #signtheDAMpetition Guest Blogger: Pamela Sloate provides…
September is almost over! #signtheDAMpetition Guest Blogger: Pamela Sloate airs some of her neurological dirty laundry in her original blog post, Dis*ease Unease. For most of my life, I’ve been…
Meet Brittany! Brittany was disheartened after going to a restaurant and having the waitress completely ignore her when Dystonia made it difficult for her to enunciate. After first relocating to…
Check out and pass along the Editor's Choice articles of the week! [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] This is Why People Are Shakin’ It for Dystonia Awareness Month When dystonia leaves you…
His Dad played alto Sax, but Neal played drums. And when I say played drums, I mean like nothing you've ever seen before! Those around him were in awe. As…
Show us your moves, dystonia patients, show us your moves. At least, that’s what Pat Wyatt’s doing, according to a recent article published in the Shelby County Reporter. Wyatt has…
For Shannon, a loving momma and avid blogger, the lyrics posted on her blog page, For Waverly. For Oliver. For a cure., are words she couldn’t wish truer: I want…
10 years ago, Donna Driscoll was going about her life quite happily--she taught, was an avid tennis player, and started making plans for the future. The Connection Newspaper reports how…
Check out and pass along the Editor's Choice articles of the week! [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] 5 Ways Your Butt Can Save a Life If you thought your jeans were only…
Imagine you're a drummer in a popular band. Every time you sit down behind your drum kit, grab your sticks and queue up the music, the rhythm just flows out…
As we join in the #DystoniaAwareness movement to make September the official month to support the Dystonia community, we will be posting blog posts from the Dystonia Muse herself, Pamela…
When Dystonia has got you down, just ride on. The UK site, DorsetEcho, reports that's Andrew Beale’s approach. Beale will cycle 33 miles through the streets of the United Kingdom…
Imagine you live in New York City and a procedure that could save your life could only be conducted in Los Angeles. Well rationally you would just take a plane…
Tyler Staab was like any other seven-year-old boy—energetic, rowdy, and super interested in sports and playing outside. But in February, 2005 his whole world changed, and that of his parents.…
Did you know September is Dystonia Awareness month! It's in the process of becoming nationally recognized, all it needs is your signature! Sign the petition, visit Dystoniaaware.org, or watch their video…
Ciara and Billy Nichol, who live in northwestern Ireland, were overwhelmed when a cry for help went viral. Their daughter, Ellie, suffers from one of the rarest diseases in the…
What comes to mind when you think of dancing? Blushing ballerinas? Fred Astaire cutting rugs with Ginger Rogers? Dancing Chihuahuas? Far be it from me to criticize either mental image,…
When a doctor says it’s necessary to do a lumbar puncture on your two-year-old son, momma bear instincts kick in. Health News Digest reports that’s what doctors recommended when Lisa…
In this blog posted to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research website, retired attorney Allison London, who also has dystonia, talks about the gifts that come with having…
On August 17, 1999, Ian Kent woke up with a gnarled body. "Two years later I learned to walk again," he told the Toronto Star. Kent had been a competitive…
Check out and pass along the Editor's Choice articles of the week! [one_half] [/one_half] [one_half_last] This Mom Will Make You Want to Hug Every Teacher A teacher who already has…
Dystonia May Slow Her Body, But It Can’t Stomp Her Spirit Few times in life are as exciting—or as hectic—as the last days of high school. Between friends and classes,…
Before a hit and run driver struck Pat Brogan as he rode his bicycle, he'd never heard of dystonia, a brain disorder that causes severe muscle cramping and pain. But…
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