Tracy DiNunzio
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tough thing to be born with. Around the time that I was born, there were some surgeries developed and interventions developed that would help people live into adulthood and maybe get some mobility. And since then, there have been a lot of advances. So today, a lot fewer babies are born with it.
tough thing to be born with. Around the time that I was born, there were some surgeries developed and interventions developed that would help people live into adulthood and maybe get some mobility. And since then, there have been a lot of advances. So today, a lot fewer babies are born with it.
tough thing to be born with. Around the time that I was born, there were some surgeries developed and interventions developed that would help people live into adulthood and maybe get some mobility. And since then, there have been a lot of advances. So today, a lot fewer babies are born with it.
Those who are have a lot of options for surgery in utero, interventions and surgeries all through childhood that are much better than when I was young. But for me and the other people of my
Those who are have a lot of options for surgery in utero, interventions and surgeries all through childhood that are much better than when I was young. But for me and the other people of my
Those who are have a lot of options for surgery in utero, interventions and surgeries all through childhood that are much better than when I was young. But for me and the other people of my
generation who have spina bifida were medical mysteries in a way because nobody ever did research on adults with spina bifida so every doctor I go to has never seen an adult with spina bifida so I have to be my own doctor and I always was like even when I was a kid eight or nine years old I used to go to the public library after school and read medical journals on microfiche and
generation who have spina bifida were medical mysteries in a way because nobody ever did research on adults with spina bifida so every doctor I go to has never seen an adult with spina bifida so I have to be my own doctor and I always was like even when I was a kid eight or nine years old I used to go to the public library after school and read medical journals on microfiche and
generation who have spina bifida were medical mysteries in a way because nobody ever did research on adults with spina bifida so every doctor I go to has never seen an adult with spina bifida so I have to be my own doctor and I always was like even when I was a kid eight or nine years old I used to go to the public library after school and read medical journals on microfiche and
try to understand what my doctors were saying and what the decisions were because it was all like a mystery. So yeah, it's serious. And I mostly think I've just been lucky. But I have also worked really hard to train myself to walk and to try to keep a really positive mental outlook because that's a big part of dealing with it too.
try to understand what my doctors were saying and what the decisions were because it was all like a mystery. So yeah, it's serious. And I mostly think I've just been lucky. But I have also worked really hard to train myself to walk and to try to keep a really positive mental outlook because that's a big part of dealing with it too.
try to understand what my doctors were saying and what the decisions were because it was all like a mystery. So yeah, it's serious. And I mostly think I've just been lucky. But I have also worked really hard to train myself to walk and to try to keep a really positive mental outlook because that's a big part of dealing with it too.
Yeah, I'm involved with a few different groups trying to get research done, trying to create community for people who have spina bifida. And even now I'm getting involved in things beyond spina bifida, just understanding that there are so many under-researched medical conditions where people are living with difficulty that can maybe be solved with technology.
Yeah, I'm involved with a few different groups trying to get research done, trying to create community for people who have spina bifida. And even now I'm getting involved in things beyond spina bifida, just understanding that there are so many under-researched medical conditions where people are living with difficulty that can maybe be solved with technology.
Yeah, I'm involved with a few different groups trying to get research done, trying to create community for people who have spina bifida. And even now I'm getting involved in things beyond spina bifida, just understanding that there are so many under-researched medical conditions where people are living with difficulty that can maybe be solved with technology.
And that's just like the entrepreneur in me. I want to use AI and understand what little data exists to help improve life. Life for everybody. I have gotten involved in the community.
And that's just like the entrepreneur in me. I want to use AI and understand what little data exists to help improve life. Life for everybody. I have gotten involved in the community.
And that's just like the entrepreneur in me. I want to use AI and understand what little data exists to help improve life. Life for everybody. I have gotten involved in the community.
It's like you are generally neurologically compromised because there's a mechanical issue at the part of the spine that's affected. So different people who have spina bifida have different systems affected because it depends at what level of your spine the defect or deformity or... It's a hole, right? It's a hole.
It's like you are generally neurologically compromised because there's a mechanical issue at the part of the spine that's affected. So different people who have spina bifida have different systems affected because it depends at what level of your spine the defect or deformity or... It's a hole, right? It's a hole.