10 Nice Things to Do for Your Duchenne Mom

10 Nice Things to Do for Your Duchenne Mom

Amid the immense obstacles of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, it’s easy to forget that the ones caring for us are dealing with not only difficulties, but an impossible task.  Our main caregivers, usually mothers, manage the unmanageable, which is crucial to bear in...
Un-breaking a Woman’s Heart

Un-breaking a Woman’s Heart

Women are sensitive creatures, and not to say it has anything to do with weakness, but they view the world through another spectrum of colours unseen in the outside world.  They acknowledge more and understand the human heart, while compassion entices them to enter...
My Love Letter to Love

My Love Letter to Love

Dearest Love, Sometimes I can’t take it.  I can’t stand the unbearable agony that consumes my throbbing flesh.  My thoughts corrupt when droplets of sweat seep through the skin.  The rush of unrelenting turmoil becomes a journey of tears as I lose myself in tormented...
The Dignity That Comes with Choice

The Dignity That Comes with Choice

There is no denying that the symptoms of Duchenne muscular dystrophy steal away our physical dignity.  Even in normal life, death eventually consumes and our bodies decay, only no one is an acting witness when we’re in the grave.  However, with this disease, everyone...