Articles by Amy Shinneman

Having a senior in high school means often living in the “lasts” moments. The last first day of school, to the last run around the home track, and everything in…

If there is anything that living with a disability has taught me, it is that we are all far more capable of what we allow ourselves to imagine. At times,…

As I mentioned in Part 1, there were some concerns going into my first pregnancy living with Muscular Dystrophy. The second time around was no different, but this time the…

What is it like being pregnant and parenting while living with Muscular Dystrophy? That is a question I often get from those living with MD who are considering becoming pregnant….

When we were in Colorado in 2019, I went adaptive snow skiing for the first time. On this visit, I knew I wanted to try and fit that in again….

The time has come and gone for our last school spring break trip. Senior year for my youngest is flying by. We collectively decided to visit Colorado again. We went…

I have these visions. Visions of myself in a strong body doing things that I cannot typically do. It feels like a retreat from my tired body to daydream about…

My freshman year of college began at Purdue University. I felt honored to be accepted into Purdue and was excited to attend. A few of my friends were going to…

Living with a disability, life can be a steady stream of traumatic experiences. There is medical trauma, trauma from unsolicited comments when out in public, trauma from being excluded from…