31 Days of SMA

31 Days of SMA: How to Become Successful and Independent

From left, Kevin, Bryce, Drew, Judy, and Delaney Soule. (Photo courtesy of the Soule family) Day 31 of 31 This is Drew Soule’s story: Living with SMA is not for the faint of heart, but someone has to do it! People ask me all the time how…

31 Days of SMA: Why We Will Never Give Up

Photo courtesy of Tyler and Dara Bailey Day 30 of 31 This is Tyler and Dara Bailey’s story: My wife, Dara, has never viewed her life with SMA as being different than the lives of people without it. Growing up, she had goals of going to…

31 Days of SMA: Valuable Lessons From a Self-advocate

Photo courtesy of Stephen Mikita Day 23 of 31 This is Stephen Mikita’s (@stevemikita) story: In 1968, I was 12 years old and had severe scoliosis. My doctors told me that my spine resembled the letter S, and I underwent spinal fusion. To…

31 Days of SMA: Her Condition Brought Us Closer

Logan Mundy and Arya Singh Day 22 of 31 This is Arya Singh and Logan Mundy’s story, as told by Logan: I was nervous for my first date with Arya. At the time, I had not even heard of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and knew nothing about disability…