Camp is one heck of an amazing place! I miss it so much already! I’m still speaking about camp in the present tense when I tell people camp stories right now. I refuse to speak about it like it is… Continue Reading
I’m back from Camp Twitch and Shout! It was one of the best experiences of my life, and I am in no way exaggerating. I feel like I changed and grew so much in just one week. I didn’t know… Continue Reading
Hey all! Not sure if I’ve mentioned here, but last Tuesday (July 16) I got DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation) for my Tourette’s. As some may know, my Tourette’s was very severe and debilitating. DBS was my last option, as I’ve… Continue Reading
Hi everyone! I have a favor to ask of you. One of my friends started a page called Against Bullying and Suicide on Facebook and is needing more people to like her page. If you could please go over there… Continue Reading
On Thursday I had a meeting with my mentors in the Tourette’s Syndrome Neuroimaging research lab that I work in as a student. They are giving me my own research project, or as they call it my “baby.” I am… Continue Reading
Since joining the New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome & Associated Disorders (NJCTS) as a Youth Advocate more than 18 months ago, 13-year-old Tess Kowalski has been busy traveling all over the Garden State – and even outside of it,… Continue Reading
Just 1 week and 2 days until I am off to Atlanta, Georgia, to be a counselor for the first time at Camp Twitch and Shout! I am beyond excited! For those of you who are going to be at… Continue Reading
Grace Hawruk’s junior year at DePaul Catholic High School wasn’t an ordinary one. In fact, it was chock full of more extracurricular activities than many students her age. That’s because Hawruk, 17, has been busy advocating on behalf of the… Continue Reading
Hey everyone! I have a prayer request!! I have to go off all of my medicine before having Deep Brain Stimulation surgery. As some of you know, the reason I can even feed myself and bathe myself is due to… Continue Reading
Hi everyone, it’s been a crazy exciting few weeks. I GRADUATED high school! It was bittersweet, as I will miss the safe cocoon that high school gives to us, but I am ready to get out there and experience new… Continue Reading