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Where I am and where I’m going Part 3 of 3 I am Friedreich’s Ataxia! It is not the disability that defines you Jim Abbot I have heard that quote a lot. This condition took a large amount of my identity since it wreaked havoc on my life. I would not say my life was...
Georg is on the erg 6 days a week Part 2 of 3 My life did not change with the diagnosis of Friedreich’s ataxia. All in all, this was just a letter informing me solely about the name of the genetic coding error. An error in the cells of my body that led to ‘living...
Part 1 of 3A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with a rare neurological disease called Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA). This diagnosis changed my life significantly, my name is Georg Herdt and this is my life story FA is a rare, inherited, neurological disease that causes progressive nervous system damage and movement problems. People with...
Dr. Georg Herdt, he’s back and talking about the importance of communities in sport. The Benefits of Sports Facilities Why does one exercise? For me, as a person with a significant and life-threatening condition, the benefits of doing sport are obvious. But here, for once, I don’t want to write about why I think sport...
What do you want to discuss? The effect of rowing (intense exercise) on FA Original MTC: curefa.org/meet-the-community/dr-georg-herdt Name: Dr. Georg Herdt Where do you call home? Oxford, UK Education: PhD in Architecture Some background:  I’ve been living with the knowledge of having FA for almost eight years now. One might think I got used to this life and I should...

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Life rarely goes as planned. This blog is about navigating what actually happens – major disruptions, health challenges, and the quieter work of figuring out who you are through all of it. I write from inside that process. I have Spinocerebellar Ataxia (SCA 15), a rare neurological condition that shapes my perspective but doesn’t define this space. Some articles are personal. Some are practical. All of them are honest.

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