When I was in college, my goal was to work in professional sports in marketing or sales. Before I graduated,…
Frankie Perazzola
Frankie lives with Friedreich's ataxia in the city of Los Angeles, California. She writes about her life experiences as an independent 28-year-old woman dealing with rare neuromuscular disease. Frankie focuses on utilizing physical fitness and writing for BioNews as her main coping mechanisms for FA. Through her column, “Fighting FA,” she helps others with internal growth and self-acceptance
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Articles by Frankie Perazzola
I love to cook. From an early age, I spent time in the kitchen helping or annoying my…
Lately, I’ve been finding it difficult to go to my local gym. It’s accessible, so that’s not the…
This week, I wanted to do something a little different. As an FA patient diagnosed only four years…
“Weren’t you just in a wheelchair? Why are you using a walker now? Are you getting better? If…
To parents with newly diagnosed children and those who have been in this fight for a while: I…
Almost every day, I have a conversation with myself about the level of my own vulnerability on the…
By the time you read this column, I hope to be celebrating a win for the Los Angeles…
Let the New Year’s resolutions and “fresh start” cliches pour in to overwhelm timelines and news feeds. Ringing…
With more than 7,000 known rare diseases in the world, it’s impossible to have all humans…