Quinn Anton Jensen was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type II on March 2007 in Iowa City. Quinn’s mom, Nancy, recalls the genetic testing process took over a month. It was a stressful and frightening time and the Anton Jensens wish the diagnosis process was faster. Nancy recalls feeling devasted as there was still

Mary was 4 months old when her parents, Ryan and Kate Nelson, suspected something wasn’t quite right with their daughter; she wasn’t bearing weight on her legs nor was she lifting her head like their friends’ babies. Mary’s pediatrician referred them to a neurologist who presumed Mary had a stroke in utero, so he ordered

At 7 months old, Sarah Zmaczynski’s parents, Jill and John, noticed their daughter couldn’t bear weight on her legs. Sarah’s pediatrician responded with the “kids develop at different rates” speech. As John has a family history of late walkers, the Zmaczynski’s thought maybe their worries were unfounded. Although one in 50 people carry the genetic

In 2014, Doug McCullough gave a TEDx talk at a Johnson & Johnson event in New Jersey that focused on disability inclusion in the workplace. His speech, A Billion People in the Shadows, represents the 1 Billion people worldwide who are affected by a disability. Cure SMA recently spoke with Doug about his TEDx talk

In this Community Spotlight, Victoria Colone delves into the complexities of early diagnosis and treatment as a mom navigating the world of healthcare for her child with SMA. Victoria Colone was 22 weeks pregnant when she learned through an amniocentesis test that her son, Jaxon, had SMA Type I. Despite her OB/GYN and genetic counselor