{"id":16344,"date":"2024-09-17T14:30:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/?p=16344"},"modified":"2024-09-17T14:30:01","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T18:30:01","slug":"brittany-brings-order-to-friedreich-ataxia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/2024\/09\/17\/brittany-brings-order-to-friedreich-ataxia\/","title":{"rendered":"Brittany Brings Order to Friedreich&#8217;s Ataxia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized is-style-lightbox\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Sommerfield \" class=\"wp-image-16345\" style=\"width:384px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-1350x900.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button class=\"modal-toggle\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"modal\" data-bs-target=\"#mg-image-modal\" aria-label=\"View image in lightbox\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Brittany Sommerfield\" hidden=\"\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/panel.ptcbio.com\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/09\/DSC_1083-scaled-1-1350x900.jpg 1350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph core-block core-paragraph\"><em>Brittany Sommerfield lives with Friedreich&#8217;s ataxia (FA) and is an ambassador for the Friedreich\u2019s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA). \u00a0She has shared her story with PTC to help spread awareness about FA.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph core-block core-paragraph\">\u201cMy name is Brittany Sommerfield, and I am from Manitoba Canada. I received a genetically confirmed diagnosis of the rare disease Friedreich\u2019s ataxia (FA) 17 years ago.\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph core-block core-paragraph\">It was 2007 and I was only 13 years old. I lived in the ignorance-is-bliss stage for a good four years before my young head realized my clumsy nature wasn\u2019t going away. Initially, I tried to ignore it, but the harsh reality of the truth came in time. It was going to get worse and worse, there was no cure, and I was going to be wheelchair-bound. It was scary, but after a while, and with some amazing family and friends, I learned to find acceptance with my disability. I was finally able to venture out and meet the phenomenal community (\u201cFAmily\u201d) around this disease.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph core-block core-paragraph\">Everyone is very different; awareness and acceptance do not go hand in hand. Awareness is the start though and the time in between is okay. So please take your time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph core-block core-paragraph\">Alan Thomas, Founder Ataxia and Me, has a great quote to express what Ataxia Awareness Day means to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph core-block core-paragraph\">\u201cAtaxia is a Greek word meaning \u201cLack of Order\u201d \u2026our mission is to bring back some order, to the lack of order.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brittany encourages others with Friedreich&#8217;s ataxia to take their time accepting their diagnosis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":16341,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[],"media-type":[20],"therapeutic-area":[31],"class_list":["post-16344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rare-disease-community","category-rare-journeys"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - 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