Do you ever experience times when being social in any form is out of the question? When engaging…
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
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve had some good conversations with FAers and others about life. I…
It’s funny how cliches about life have started to make sense to me. From my observations of other…
Over the past few years, I have learned that Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) patients come to terms with their…
Dearest Mom, I wrote this a long time ago, but I wanted to wait for a random day…
It wasn’t until a fire alarm at my hotel this past weekend that I realized the complete disregard…
I often have conversations with others about the mindset and positive outlook I attained while dealing with…
Birthdays used to be so fun for me. Now, though, they are just reminders that this disease…
Last month was Mental Health Awareness Month, so I thought this might be a good time to…
It’s been tough lately. Just when I thought there was a light at the end of my depression…