FEATURES

• The Birth of a Family — Parents With MD Adopt
  
• Adopting a Child With MD
  In two related stories, adoptive parents — some who have neuromuscular diseases and some whose children have them — describe the rewards and challenges of the families they've created.
  
  
• Skills for School and Play
  Occupational therapy helps children with their most important activities: learning and playing.
  
  
• Rein in Holiday Stress
  The holidays can lose their magic for people with neuromuscular diseases when the stress snowball goes out of control.
  

• Running on Empty
  Metabolic myopathies are often hard to diagnose, but many of their symptoms are quite manageable.
  
  
• Have Service Dog — Will Travel
  Take it from Abby Jo: Travel can be great fun for owner and pooch alike.
  
  
• Virginia Woman Pioneers Adapted Fire Extinguisher
  Leslie Little's mission is safety education for people with disabilities. She's invented an important tool to help.
  
  
• Research Updates