Provided by: Project Working Mom

By Helen MacDermott Ever since she was a little girl, Jeanne Sarmiento wanted to be a lawyer. As she grew older, however, her life took some unexpected turns. After what she calls "a series of poor choices" as a young adult, this mother changed her life and became inspired by her children to go to school. Even as a single parent of an infant, Sarmiento was determin...
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Provided by: Disaboom

by Lori Batcheller Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory, degenerative, autoimmune disease of the central nervous system that affects approximately 2.5 million people worldwide, including 400,000 people in the United States alone. Because the disease shows up differently in everyone, MS is difficult to diagnose and treat according to Disaboom , the largest ...
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Provided by: Disaboom

by Cherl Petso with Disaboom Don Mehringer sits slumped in his wheelchair in the lobby at the Bellevue Aquatic Center, his wispy white hair scattered haphazardly over his freckled scalp. A blast of humid, chlorinated air surges into the room whenever the door to the pool is opened. It is difficult to determine which is more inanimate: Don or his chair. One year a...
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