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Every year, nearly 800K people in the United States have a stroke. If you or a loved one survived a stroke, the road to recovery might seem challenging. A stroke can impact your physical, emotional, and psychological well-being in life-altering ways. But with the right rehabilitation plan and support system, life after stroke can still…
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Meet Ricky. He’s a 27-year-old Senior Software Development Engineer working in tech. He lives in New York and was diagnosed with MS four years ago. Before his diagnosis, he was an active person, who grew up wrestling and running. Around the age of 23, he started experiencing gait problems. A diagnosis of MS is determined…
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Meet Yulia. She was diagnosed with MS in 1997 when she was 15 years old. Her story is filled with ups and downs — with triumphs and tribulations. Through it all, she has worked hard to manage her MS, give back to others, learn to give herself compassion, and take a proactive role in regaining…
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There’s a fine line between confidence and camouflage for everyone. Navigating life with a mobility difference blends those two elements so often, it’s tricky to discern one from the other. Dress for success? Wear a power color? That’s all part of confidence and fitting into modern culture. Dress to minimize mobility aids, or orchestrate an…
I’m Jan. I have a life-long condition of cerebral palsy. Here is my story. I was born three months prematurely in July 1951. I was told all my life I was something of a miracle baby. I measured 10 inches long and weighed about 24 ounces. (I love to bake, so looking at six sticks…
Darryl loves spending time with his family and friends, cooking, and hanging out with his new golden doodle/cocker spaniel puppy, Kobe. Darryl has been living with multiple sclerosis for about ten years. Darryl is now retired, but stays very active, and is currently looking forward to his daughter’s wedding in Malibu next year. In addition…
Steve Polatas has multiple sclerosis and just celebrated his sixtieth birthday. As with any milestone birthday, it is a time for reflection and a time to think about what is yet to come. As Steve looks to the future, he looks forward to retirement and traveling with his wife, relaxing, and spending time on the…
Neale invited us, and his two awesome dogs, Doc and Clover, for a walk along the lakeNeale is 36 years old and lives in Cleveland, OH. He is an athlete, a chef, and an avid traveler. He is also an entrepreneur multiple times over — he runs his own insurance company, and recently started a…
My diagnosis came down like the guillotine: x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. A long name, which sounded ominous. I remembered watching the film “Lorenzo’s Oil” when it came out in theaters. It told the true story of a boy falling into a vegetative state from the disease. I read the entry on Wikipedia, which spoke grimly of a…
The fifth episode of CIONIC’s podcast Superpowering the Human Body, features a conversation with Industrial Designer, Daniel Zarem. Daniel shares with us his passion and process for designing products to augment human function. We discuss how advances in materials, sensing, ML, and manufacturing are accelerating a future of highly personalized solutions. Watch on YouTube The full transcript…