First Wednesday of every month 5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT Our topic this month is transitions in mobility. How do we know it’s time for an assistive device , or to switch from walker/cane to a motorized scooter or power chair? Also knowing it doesn’t... Read More »
Tuesday, January 18th 8:00 PM ET | 7:00 PM CT | 6:00 PM MT | 5:00 PM PT Join us for our monthly Early-Onset Parent Roundtable on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, where parents meet to exchange ideas, offer support, and gain insight to keep our children with FSHD as healthy and mobile as... Read More »
Tuesday, February 15th 8:00 PM ET | 7:00 PM CT | 6:00 PM MT | 5:00 PM PT Join us for our monthly Early-Onset Parent Roundtable on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, where parents meet to exchange ideas, offer support, and gain insight to keep our children with FSHD as healthy and mobile as... Read More »
8:00 – 9:00 PM ET | 7-8pm CT | 6-7pm MT | 5-6pm PT Calling all care partners to join us this month for a conversation about helping your loved one with self-care. This can be delicate ground as your partner wants to preserve as much independence as possible while adapting to losses in physical... Read More »
5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT This month, Jane Earl will take us on a virtual tour of her home to show us how she has designed it for maximum accessibility as her FSHD has progressed. Her experiences have turned her into an advocate for universal... Read More »
Tuesday, March 15th 8:00 PM ET | 7:00 PM CT | 6:00 PM MT | 5:00 PM PT Join us for our monthly Early-Onset Parent Roundtable on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, where parents meet to exchange ideas, offer support, and gain insight to keep our children with FSHD as healthy and mobile as... Read More »
3:00 PM ET 2:00 PM CT | 1:00 PM MT | 12:00 PM PT Get to know your fellow GenZers on March 20th at this fun gathering! We’ll play online social games and chat in a laid-back, supportive environment. We hope to see you there! Held every other month on the third Sunday at 3:00... Read More »
8:00 – 9:00 PM ET | 7-8pm CT | 6-7pm MT | 5-6pm PT Calling all care partners to join us this month for a conversation about helping your loved one with self-care. This can be delicate ground as your partner wants to preserve as much independence as possible while adapting to losses in physical... Read More »
First Wednesday of every month 5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT This month's topic is "Body Image, Promoting Positivity within a Potentially Challenging Topic." How we individually perceive our own Body Image, as we experience the changes imposed upon us by the FSHD disease process. Acknowledging... Read More »
5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT This month, we'll be discussing breathing issues, which affect many in our community. We'll be joined by Dan Wilson RRT, CPFT, AE-C, a respiratory therapist with the Indiana Joint Asthma Coalition (InJAC). Dan has FSHD himself. Also joining us is... Read More »
Tuesday, April 19th 8:00 PM ET | 7:00 PM CT | 6:00 PM MT | 5:00 PM PT Join us for our monthly Early-Onset Parent Roundtable on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, where parents meet to exchange ideas, offer support, and gain insight to keep our children with FSHD as healthy and mobile as... Read More »
8:00 – 9:00 PM ET | 7-8pm CT | 6-7pm MT | 5-6pm PT Join us this month to share stories about activities you and your loved ones with FSHD once enjoyed but find increasingly difficult - or impossible - to continue. It's okay to mourn. How do we overcome such losses? Have you discovered... Read More »
First Wednesday of every month 5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT Warmer weather will soon be here!! Many in the WOW group have talked excitedly of travel plans. With travel comes a couple of high-level concerns for those of us with neuromuscular diseases. The challenges of... Read More »
5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT Self-compassion is simply about treating ourselves in difficult times with the same kindness and compassion that we would treat a good friend who is struggling. We already know how to do this when it comes to other people. However, making... Read More »
3:00 PM ET 2:00 PM CT | 1:00 PM MT | 12:00 PM PT Get to know your fellow GenZers at this social gathering! This month, Russ Caratenuto, currently a medical student, will talk about his path into medicine, including some of his own research, and then explain some of the up and coming drug... Read More »
Tuesday, May 17th 8:00 PM ET | 7:00 PM CT | 6:00 PM MT | 5:00 PM PT Join us for our monthly Early-Onset Parent Roundtable on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, where parents meet to exchange ideas, offer support, and gain insight to keep our children with FSHD as healthy and mobile as... Read More »
8:00 – 9:00 PM ET | 7-8pm CT | 6-7pm MT | 5-6pm PT Calling all care partners to join us this month for a conversation about helping your loved one with self-care. This can be delicate ground as your partner wants to preserve as much independence as possible while adapting to losses in physical... Read More »
First Wednesday of every month 5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT This month, one of our members, a wheelchair user, will share of her adventures and challenges during a month-long solo trip driving her van from the Upper Mid-west to Florida. This is our mutual support... Read More »
5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT This month, June Kinoshita, director of research and patient education for the FSHD Society, will answer your burning questions about FSHD...or try to. If she doesn't know, she will be mingling with the world experts later this week at the... Read More »
Saturday, June 18 - Special FSHD Connect edition 9:00 AM ET | 8:00 AM CT | 7:00 AM MT | 6:00 AM PT This month we are meeting live with the Early-Onset Families Unite! breakout session at the FSHD Connect conference in Orlando. Join us via Zoom with us as we discuss strategies for activating... Read More »
8:00 – 9:00 PM ET | 7-8pm CT | 6-7pm MT | 5-6pm PT How can you enjoy a real vacation when you're caught up with concerns about caring for your loved one. It takes a huge amount of planning and anticipating contingencies to travel at all. How do you regain that sense of freedom... Read More »
First Wednesday of every month 5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT Our topic this month is transitions in mobility. How do we know it’s time for an assistive device , or to switch from walker/cane to a motorized scooter or power chair? Also knowing it doesn’t... Read More »
5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT FSHD is a familial condition, and yet family members can hold different attitudes about how open to be about their diagnosis and how much they are willing to discuss it amongst themselves. Have you wanted to discuss genetic testing or... Read More »
Tuesday, July 19th 8:00 PM ET | 7:00 PM CT | 6:00 PM MT | 5:00 PM PT Join us for our monthly Early-Onset Parent Roundtable on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, where parents meet to exchange ideas, offer support, and gain insight to keep our children with FSHD as healthy and mobile as... Read More »
8:00 – 9:00 PM ET | 7-8pm CT | 6-7pm MT | 5-6pm PT Calling all care partners to join us this month for a conversation about helping your loved one with self-care. This can be delicate ground as your partner wants to preserve as much independence as possible while adapting to losses in physical... Read More »
First Wednesday of every month 5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT This month, we continue our discussions about transitioning to assistive devices, looking closer at how insurance impacts this need and looking at building community within our group. This is our mutual support and social group... Read More »
3:00 PM ET 2:00 PM CT | 1:00 PM MT | 12:00 PM PT This month, we'll be talking about fundraising! Maybe this sounds intimidating, but learning how to get your story out there and build a team of friends, family, and other supporters to raise donations is incredibly empowering. Get to know your fellow... Read More »
5:00 pm ET | 4:00 pm CT | 3:00 pm MT | 2:00 pm PT This month, we'd like to have some fun and give our growing group a chance to get to connect with one another on a deeper level. We'll start by asking everyone to use the Chat window to share three things... Read More »
Tuesday, August 16th 8:00 PM ET | 7:00 PM CT | 6:00 PM MT | 5:00 PM PT Join us for our monthly Early-Onset Parent Roundtable on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, where parents meet to exchange ideas, offer support, and gain insight to keep our children with FSHD as healthy and mobile as... Read More »
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