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Morgan Talevich: What the public should know about FA

Morgan Talevich of Opelousas, Louisiana, was diagnosed at 6 years old. Now 35 years old, she shares what she wishes the public understood about life with Friedreich’s ataxia.

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We as patients go through this every day all day long. So we know what is going on in our body and that we should be taken more seriously.

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