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How Tobii Dynavox Tech Helped One Woman Keep Her Voice After ALS Took It Away
Steven Aquino
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Angela Parker-Brown’s memoir was published in late August of this year.
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“Although I have ALS, I am not ALS. I am Angie.”
That’s a sentiment Angela Parker-Brown emphasized when I interviewed her recently over email. The 50-year-old mother of twin girls and two fur pups lives in Truro, Nova Scotia with her family. In 2016, she was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), colloquially known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, which caused her to learn a lot about herself and adapt to new ways of living life—with a huge assist from technology.
ALS is a neuromuscular disease for which there is no cure. It’s a progressive nerve condition that affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. As they are responsible for muscle control, [...]
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