by Jennifer Gasner | Aug 24, 2022 | Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
I have been re-reading my posts, and I wonder if I am being truly authentic. I know I am truthful. I am proud to be disabled, annoyed by the views people have of people with disabilities, and have shared some of the frustration that happens with Friedreich’s ataxia....
by Jennifer Gasner | Jul 12, 2022 | Disability History, Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
I was 17 when the Americans with Disabilities Act, (ADA), was signed by President George H. W. Bush in July 1990. While I don’t remember the specific words, images of me standing in our summer sun-lit living room pausing to enjoy the cool breeze coming from the...
by Jennifer Gasner | Apr 12, 2022 | Friedreich’s Ataxia, Jennifer Gasner, Who I Am
It’s been two years of caution, two years of celebrating my birthday on Zoom, and two years of not going to trivia night at my local brewery. I want to go out, but I can’t because mask mandates are gone. Not having to wear a mask may be a small thing to many, but it’s...
by Jennifer Gasner | Feb 14, 2022 | Friedreich’s Ataxia, Who I Am
When I was 21, four years after my diagnosis, I worried FA had been a major reason I was perpetually single. Who would want to be with someone who would eventually use a wheelchair and/or die by their mid-20s? I didn’t randomly tell people, “I have a disease that will...
by Jennifer Gasner | Jan 17, 2022 | Friedreich’s Ataxia, Who I Am
“It all makes sense now,” I interrupted the blonde nutritionist across from me at the gym I went to. She had been explaining how eating more salad would help me lose weight since taking a traditional exercise class wasn’t going to work for me. I...
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