Since being disabled, I have always hated the word "handicapped." However, it's a word that gets tossed around often. Handicapped...

"Kate, how do you stay so positive all the time?" The truth - I don't. I'll be the first to admit that life as someone with a rare...

Something that people often tell me is that they could never be in my position. They could never drive with their hands. Never learn to...

Friedreich's Ataxia is progressive. This is one of the most frustrating parts of the disease and something that every patient...

Physical disabilities ≠ mental disabilities Friedreich's Ataxia does NOT affect my cognitive ability. A lot of people see someone in a...

One of the major symptoms of Friedreich's Ataxia that I wanted to write about today is fatigue. Or as my fellow FAers refer to it:...

Friedreich's Ataxia does not have a cure or treatment. That's the first thing that people usually hear when they hear about my disease....

As many of you know, I just finished my first semester of college. I am home now for winter break and will return soon. I learned a lot...

In my personal opinion, frustration is the worst emotion. Frustration has the ability to ruin an entire day or week. It makes you feel...

I just graduated high school and will be starting my freshman year of college in the fall. I am going to college almost six hours away...

I think that we have all had days where we feel like our mind is in a billion places and there is no way that we can possibly keep up...

I often run out of ideas and am stuck in a creative block for weeks at a time. The pandemic and spending a lot of time at home only makes...

If you haven't heard of the Enneagram personalities, I highly recommend you look it up and take the test https://www.truity.com/test/enne...

Having a rare disease and a heart condition puts me in the high risk zone for having complications if I got the coronavirus. Because of...

Hi everyone! Make it Happen CureFA is now a 501(c)(3), non-profit! We have been working on this for so long and would love for you to...