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Stronger Every Day: For Parents of Children with Rare Diseases

This show tells stories about life with Tess, age 15, who has a rare genetic disorder called Hao-Fountain syndrome, Bo Bigelow is Tess's father and primary caretaker. Her disorder causes nonverbal autism, communication disorders, and epilepsy. Bo is an award-winning speaker, writer, filmmaker, and advocate for people with disabilities. He is also a practicing disability-rights attorney.   Bo is a co-founder of DISORDER: The Rare Disease Film Festival and The Disorder Channel. Over the years, he's told Tess's story to NPR, NBC News, ABC News, The Washington Post, and The Atlantic.

info_outline SED 556: Tess in the ER and ICU - Part 2 of 2 09/09/2025
info_outline SED 555: Tess in the ER and ICU 09/02/2025
info_outline SED 554: Coffee Break 08/27/2025
info_outline SED 553: Find a Way to Entertain Yourself 08/19/2025
info_outline SED 552: Where to Go 08/09/2025
info_outline SED 551: The Tess Schedule 08/05/2025
info_outline SED 550: Radar 07/29/2025
info_outline SED 549: What's Working So Far This Summer 07/22/2025
info_outline SED 548: Helping Tess with MRELD 07/15/2025
info_outline SED 547: Tess Tunes In 07/08/2025
info_outline SED 546: Melatonin, or Travels in Iceland 07/01/2025
info_outline SED 545: Sensory Issues Deep Dive - Part 2 of 2 06/16/2025
info_outline SED 544: Sensory Issues Deep Dive - Part 1 of 2 06/16/2025
info_outline SED 543: Sensory Issues and Things that Go Bump in the Night 06/10/2025
info_outline SED 542: What Tess Carries with Her 06/03/2025
info_outline SED 541: I Will Not Behave and I Will Not Be Nice 05/27/2025
info_outline SED 540: A New Kind of IEP 05/20/2025
info_outline SED 539: Growth in Slo-Mo 05/13/2025
info_outline SED 538: Spring and a New Presence 04/29/2025
info_outline SED 537: How It Actually Went Down in Montreal 04/29/2025
info_outline SED 536: Tess in Montreal 04/22/2025
info_outline SED 535: Tess Gets Sent Home Sick 04/15/2025
info_outline SED 534: Tooth or Consequences 04/08/2025
info_outline SED 533: Zero Turnovers 04/01/2025
info_outline SED 532: More Talking Without Words 03/25/2025
info_outline SED 531: This Will Be Our Year 03/18/2025
info_outline SED 530: Dunk You Very Much 03/11/2025
info_outline SED 529: Talking Without Words 03/04/2025
info_outline SED 528: Pizza Vacuum 02/25/2025
info_outline SED 527: Why I'm Changing the Show Back 02/18/2025
 
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