I was 10 when my dad first noticed something was wrong. It was after watching one of my basketball games that he brought it up. “You don’t run like everyone...

Marsha’s ALS made her so unsteady on her feet that a traditional walker wasn’t enough anymore to allow her to be safe living independently. She was falling often and had...

Here’s what’s happening in my body: my cells are unable to make energy because they’re missing an important protein. The cells are dying. Over time, I’m steadily losing the ability...

Julie Groves has worked as an in-home therapist for over four decades. When she first saw a prototype of the fall-safe, hands-free LifeGlider, she immediately saw its potential to give...

I was diagnosed with cerebral palsy when I was five years old. There are different kinds: mild, moderate, severe. Mine is very mild. The only thing that it affected was...

I grew up on a lake in Massachusetts. Naturally, I’ve always loved swimming and kayaking in the summer, ice skating in winter. Just being near the water. But I have...

Camarie is a graduate student at the University of Pittsburgh. She reached out to us recently to tell us about how the LifeGlider isn’t just helping her stay upright safely....

15 years ago, my doctors told me I only had three months to live. I had been enjoying life, working in a night club, and building a modeling career. I...

Photo: Greta's mom, Lina. I’ve been taking care of my mom since 2013 when her initial Alzheimer’s diagnosis became serious enough that she couldn’t care for herself in her own...

I just turned 74 years old, and I’ve done so many things in my life, I could never tell it all. I’ve been a genealogist, a paralegal, an accountant, studied...

https://vimeo.com/478785587 I’m a single parent with a disease called slowly progressing peripheral neuropathy. It means my legs are very weak. My six-year-old daughter has seen me fall a lot. It’s...

When Daisuke and I decided to get married, my dad became determined to walk me down the aisle. He had multiple system atrophy (MSA), which is kind of like Parkinson’s...

I’ve had CP (cerebral palsy) since I was born. It’s made daily tasks like using the bathroom, brushing my teeth, getting dressed - all those simple things that are easy...

Just before my husband and I hit the road to visit our son, something strange was happening in my brain. You know how, when you’re going up in an elevator,...

My daughter, Bre, is bright and funny and social and sharp and very creative. She also displays more perseverance than any adult I know, and she’s not quite ten years...

I was recovering from surgery complications on my cervical spine when I first learned about the LifeGlider. At that time, I was able to walk with much effort, but I...

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a nasty disease, and that may be the understatement of the year. It's also a very personal disease because everyone with the disease has a story,...

In September 2011, I woke up at daybreak with my loyal dog, Skye, licking my face. I pulled myself out of the rack, fed the horses, enjoyed a good cup...

I have MS, and it had progressed to a point where I could no longer depend on just a cane for balance or support when I walked. I wasn’t looking forward...