Cecile "Frankie" Wu: Fellow MG Patient and Pioneer of the MGA
Author: Donna Whittaker Titled: "Cecile "Frankie" Wu: What She Meant to Others and Me with Myasthenia Gravis in Kansas City" In prior MGA...
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Cheers to 60 Years! MGA Celebrates Birthday Throughout October
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.” You’ve probably heard this quote in...
What Moves You? The Important Connection Between Your Mind and Body
Quarantine Fatigue: Do you have it? People with MG are acquainted with the “F” word every day, but COVID-19 has introduced us to a whole...
Let's Talk Clinical Trials
Researchers are on the fast track to discover a vaccine for COVID-19 but there are mixed opinions about expediting the clinical trial...
Working Hard or Hardly Working? Labor Day "Celebrations" During a Pandemic
Next Monday will mark the unofficial end of summer, aka Labor Day! While family and friends will head to the lake one last time, prepare...
The Dog Days of Summer: MG and Pets
Did you know that the simple act of petting a dog can lower cortisol (stress hormone) levels and increase oxytocin (“feel-good hormone”)?...
Personal Experiences and How They Impact the Way we Consume and Provide Knowledge Regarding MG
“Treat the patient, not the disease,” said Dr. Kafaie, lead presenter of our latest monthly virtual meet-up. This past Monday the MGA...
The Impact COVID-19 is Having on MG Patients' Mental Health
Research professor Brené Brown once said, “What we don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.” Emphasis on the...
To Mask or Not to Mask? COVID-19 Sparks Political Divide
We teach our children, “don’t judge a book by its cover,” right? It appears, however, that Americans have completely thrown this basic...
Seronegative MG Presentation: A Few Takeaways
On Monday evening Dr. Ghazala Hayat of Saint Louis University Hospital gave an informative presentation on seronegative MG, leaving...
MGA Virtual Monthly Meet-Up to Weigh in on Seronegative MG
It walks like MG, talks like MG, sounds like MG, but your blood work revealed that the specific antibodies associated with MG were not...
Escaping the Heat With MG: It's the Cool Thing to Do
STL's weekend forecast: sunny with a high of 91 degrees and humidity at 84%. Personally, nothing about that is appealing, thus you will...
Red, White, and Teal: MG Awareness Doesn't Stop in June
Cue the fireworks a little earlier this year because June was bursting with myasthenia gravis awareness efforts! All across the country,...
What Does Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Mean to Me? Not Just in June, but Every Month!
Author: Donna Whittaker I was diagnosed as a 10-year-old only child living on a farm near a small Missouri town of 350 people. No one had...
Staying Afloat Amidst a (MG) Flare
This past December I came down with a sinus infection (something I’m all too familiar with). Before I knew it, it was 2020 and I...
MGA Provides Additional Virtual Support Programming After Successful Meetings During Quarantine
COVID-19 threw many of us for a loop (myself included), but those with MG are all too familiar with the “flexible lifestyle,” constantly...
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