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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 573: Into the Woods 01/07/2026
info_outline SED 572: Holiday Break 12/30/2025
info_outline SED 571: Waiting 12/24/2025
info_outline SED 570: Still Ill 12/16/2025
info_outline SED 569: The Cup Is Already Broken 12/09/2025
info_outline SED 568: Never Get a Car from GM and Other True Stories 12/02/2025
info_outline SED 567: Thankful for Empatica and the Epimonitor 11/25/2025
info_outline SED 566: Riding the Waves of Life 11/18/2025
info_outline SED 565: Backseat Driver 11/11/2025
info_outline SED 564: Sixteen 11/05/2025
info_outline SED 563: Tess the Freshman 10/28/2025
info_outline SED 562: The Big Four 10/21/2025
info_outline SED 561: We Interrupt this Party to Bring You A Special Bulletin 10/14/2025
info_outline SED 560: Up the Hearts 10/07/2025
info_outline SED 559: Nashville Part 2 of 2 09/30/2025
info_outline SED 558: Nashville Part 1 of 2 09/23/2025
info_outline SED 557: Social Eyes 09/15/2025
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
 
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