In this Happy Hour Chat, I talk with Tina Cascio, Mira Hudson and Kelly McGinn, all young women who share their journey living with ALS after being diagnosed in their 20's and 30's. John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band who is also battling ALS joins the conversation too. We discuss finding community, maintaining independence, and embracing joy despite a terminal diagnosis. Tina has familial ALS with the SOD1 mutation and has been living with it for nearly five years. Kell...
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In this Happy Hour Chat, I talk with Tina Cascio, Mira Hudson and Kelly McGinn, all young women who share their journey living with ALS after being diagnosed in their 20's and 30's. John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band who is also battling ALS joins the conversation too. We discuss finding community, maintaining independence, and embracing joy despite a terminal diagnosis. Tina has familial ALS with the SOD1 mutation and has been living with it for nearly five years. Kell...
Carrying an ALS Gene: Mindy Uhrlaub’s Story of Hope & Action
I'm Dying to Tell You
49 minutes
8 months ago
Carrying an ALS Gene: Mindy Uhrlaub’s Story of Hope & Action
What happens when you learn that your DNA carries the same mutation that led to a loved one’s battle with ALS? In this episode, I sit down with Mindy Uhrlaub, who discovered she is a carrier of the C9orf72 gene—the most common genetic cause of ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia. Mindy shares her emotional journey of genetic testing, the weight of living in the unknown and the unique challenges that come with being pre-symptomatic. We dive into the mental and emotional impact of her hereditary di...
I'm Dying to Tell You
In this Happy Hour Chat, I talk with Tina Cascio, Mira Hudson and Kelly McGinn, all young women who share their journey living with ALS after being diagnosed in their 20's and 30's. John Driskell Hopkins of Zac Brown Band who is also battling ALS joins the conversation too. We discuss finding community, maintaining independence, and embracing joy despite a terminal diagnosis. Tina has familial ALS with the SOD1 mutation and has been living with it for nearly five years. Kell...
