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In a World Where You Can Be Anything, Be Kind
By Allison Foss For a few years, a straw controversy has been brewing and has left me with a very foul taste in my mouth. Now hear me...
A Reason to Smile: World Smile Day
“You’ve lost your smile.” I cannot remember exactly who said that to me or where I was, but that sentence is engraved in my memory....
October Programming & Events
Red rover, red rover, send October right over! October is an exciting month at the MGA as we have our annual meeting coming up! In...
MG Medications & Side Effects Webinar: A Recap
Last Saturday, our St. Louis Support Group had the privilege of listening to Dr. Ghazala Hayat present on MG medications and their side...
Keeping an Eye on Your MG: Celebrating National Eye Exam Month
E F P T O Z L P E D…. look familiar? Pun intended. August is National Eye Exam Month, and we at the MGA want to call attention to the...
Making Great Strides in Accessibility
During my daily scroll of the news, my eye was caught by the headline, "Students adapt wheelchair to allow teacher's husband to take baby...
Navigating the Clinical Trial Website: A Step-By-Step Tutorial
As you all know, the MG community has been fortunate enough to witness research and drug development skyrocket. A major and primary part...
Speaking About Your MG Diagnosis: A Choice, Not an Obligation
The other day, I was at an outdoor gathering when I met some new faces. We exchanged classic small talk and along the way, we landed on...
Finding My Voice: Executive Director of MGA Reflects on Most Effective Treatment for her MG
Somebody recently asked me what the most effective treatment I have ever received for myasthenia gravis was…As a person who has battled...
Moving with Myasthenia Gravis
My partner and I signed a lease for a townhome right up the street from where I currently live and we could not be more excited! Moving...
The Heartland Shines Bright in Honor of MG Awareness Month
I was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis at age 5. The depth and severity of my disease did not become apparent to me, I don’t think,...
MGA Feature Friday: Dana & Larry Paxson and the Snowflake Shuffle
A little history lesson for ya…did you know that the Wichita Walk started in 2013 at the hands of Wichita support group leaders, Dana and...
MGA Celebrates MG Awareness Month in June 2021
The MGA kicked off MG Awareness Month with our first-ever MG Youth Support Group! It’s easy to think this disease affects mainly adults...
10th Annual MGA Triple Crown Showdown: A Recap
Normally, we would hit the snooze button on a dark, rainy morning at 5:00 AM, but nothing was going to stop the MGA team from hosting the...
Moms and Caregivers; the Unsung Heroes of MG
You can’t fight myasthenia gravis alone. A doctor once told me, “myasthenia is a family disease.” It’s true. This illness impacts not...
Virtual Monthly Meet-Up Recap: Thymectomy
Good news…we were able to record a webinar for one of our virtual monthly meetups! Since the pandemic, we transferred much of our...
Growing Up with Myasthenia Gravis
A myasthenia gravis diagnosis is life-changing for many, but an MG diagnosis as a child can change the entire trajectory of your life....
Celebrate World Health Day
Did you know that April 7th is World Health Day? The theme this year is, “building a fairer, healthier world.” Ask yourself: what does a...
Emergency Preparedness: A Recap of Recent MGA STL Support Group
Through our programming, we are able to offer some great events and a few weeks ago we held our St. Louis support group meeting that...























