Our Community

The 'Our Community' section of Brain & Life celebrates the power of connection and support within our diverse community. Here, you will find stories of resilience, shared experiences, and insights from those with neurologic conditions and their caregivers. We aim to foster a sense of belonging and provide a platform for learning, sharing, and growing together.

Celebrity Profiles Former NFL Player Eric Stevens Is Fighting to Change What an ALS Diagnosis Means

Pictures of You Turning an MS Diagnosis into $58 Million Raised for Research

Profiles Cyclist Crosses America to Raise Awareness of Peripheral Neuropathy

Profiles How One Photographer Is Documenting Life With ALS

Pictures of You Teen Creates Support Community for Kids of Parents with Parkinson’s Disease

Celebrity Profiles Amy Grant’s Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury

Celebrity Profiles Ryan Reynolds on His Father’s Parkinson’s Disease and the Symptoms No One Talks About

Speak Up Life with a Genetic Risk of ALS

Celebrity Profiles Christine Ebersole on Love, Brain Surgery, and Learning to Adapt After Her Husband’s Diagnosis

Profiles Clarity at Last: Moving Forward with a Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Diagnosis

Profiles A Look at Friedreich's Ataxia—A Rare Genetic Movement Disorder

Celebrity Profiles Olympic Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor Is Changing the Conversation About Concussion

Speak Up Gift of Gab

Pictures of You After a Spinal Cord Injury, This Retired Army Sergeant Pivoted to Para Archery

Celebrity Profiles How Spinal Surgery Helped Gloria Gaynor Beat Chronic Pain and Return to the Stage

Profiles A Three-time Stroke Survivor Empowers Others