FA is a relentless challenge, but I know that I can make it through, despite my disability. Not only that,

I am realistic, and I know that I can’t always compartmentalize FA. This huge monster in my life refuses to

A neurologist will use several tests to reach a diagnosis of FA . Typically, diagnosis begins with a basic physical

There are currently no treatments for FA. Patients are monitored for symptom management. FARA is funding research to find treatments

FA is an inherited or single gene disorder. Mutations or DNA changes in the FXN gene cause FA. It is

Symptoms of FA includes loss of coordination (ataxia) in the arms and legs, fatigue, energy deprivation and muscle loss, vision

FA is an inherited or single gene disorder. Mutations or DNA changes in the FXN gene cause FA. It is

Symptoms of FA includes loss of coordination (ataxia) in the arms and legs, fatigue, energy deprivation and muscle loss, vision

Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) is a debilitating, life-shortening, degenerative neuro-muscular disorder. About one in 50,000 people in the United States have

Sometimes I wish I still lived in my 22-year-old world where I’d never heard of Friedreich’s Ataxia in 2010. I