The future
Hey everyone, this first appeared on my Life’s A Twitch blog site back in July, but I wanted to share it here, too. Thanks for reading! I’m kind of in a rough spot right now. I used to always have… Continue Reading
Month: October 2013
How others view my Tourette’s
The other day my creative writing seminar had a guest poet, Professor B. She is such an inspiration! I love her poetry and how she explained her process of writing and the different ways she goes about writing poetry. After… Continue Reading
What is Tourette’s?
Tourette’s. It’s the thing you didn’t ask for. The thing you don’t want. It’s there. But not just there. It’s much more than just there. It’s on your body. In your body. All over your body. What can you do?… Continue Reading
Changing lives with “The Space Between You And Me”
The Space Between You And Me is a powerful art installation that moves people who experience it. It’s a captivating exhibit, managing to express what it’s like to have Tourette Syndrome through footage of interviews with youth with TS and… Continue Reading
WANTED: Teens for new TS clinical research trial
Dr. Roger Kurlan of the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., is currently recruiting for a clinical research trial for a potential new medication for Tourette Syndrome. Participants must be between the ages of 12 and… Continue Reading
New Jersey teens headed to Yale to talk Tourette with resident physicians
The New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) and its renowned Patient-Centered Medical Education (PCME) Program will take center stage during a”Tourette Syndrome Youth Advocates: A Patient-Centered Education Model in Action” grand rounds presentation at 1 p.m. Tuesday,… Continue Reading
It’s Disabilities Awareness Week on campus!
This week I found out about a new student group on my campus. It’s called Wash U Disability Awareness Campaign, or WUDAC for short. For some reason, I didn’t know about it until now, but now that I know about… Continue Reading
Happy October!
Hello everyone. HAPPY OCTOBER!!! Another year going by very fast for me as usual. I’m very excited about Halloween … and I am a huge fan of The Walking Dead, so I’m ultra-excited about that, LOL! I also have been… Continue Reading