#0085 - Disability Advocates / Innovative Women - Heather & Jessica Tomko
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English - March 10, 2023 20:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBDaily News News Health & Fitness Mental Health cancer survivor drug + alcohol addict concussions postpartum depression double mastectomy Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: #0084 - Strong Little Souls / Pediatric Nurse - Madison Quinn
Next Episode: #0086 - Dream Big / Child Entrepreneur - Eva Karpman
Heather and Jessica Tomko are sisters who both have a genetic, neuromuscular disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). SMA affects the motor neurons, which causes people with SMA to have weak muscles that atrophy over time. Heather and Jessica were both diagnosed as infants, and a life with SMA is all they have ever known. They strive to bring their full selves, disability and all, to a world that is often inaccessible and not accepting of disabilities.
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