The story I am going to tell you today is mine and how Friedreich’s ataxia came into my life. First, what is Friedreich’s ataxia? It is an incurable degenerative disease caused by genetics that affects the neuromuscular system and coordination. It all started when I was about 10 years old....

Hello, I will start by introducing myself : Dominique Ruiz-Courcelle, 50% Québécoise , 50% Salvadorian , 24 years old, speaks French, English and Spanish, lives in Gatineau, likes traveling, cinema, traveling , series , traveling, reading, traveling, eating, traveling, seeing shows, traveling… and traveling too! Meanwhile, I live with Friedreich’s Ataxia since my diagnosis at the age of 13. I say that I live in a shared apartment because I refuse...

NOTICE OF VACANCIES TO THE ATAXIA CANADA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Posted on: 2019-10-01 – Posted by: Ataxia Canada – Category: publications – Deadline: October 30th, 2020 Dear Members, At the next annual general assembly on November 29th 2020, we will elect three (3) members to the Board of Directors. We...

Since its inception, the Ataxia Canada Foundation has had the mission of supporting research to contribute to the development of therapies targeting both the causes and the effects of different forms of ataxia. The pursuit of this objective is still very much alive within the administration and the members of the Foundation. Research funded by...

Covid-19. It has taken hold of our world and thrown our lives into chaos. Over night school stopped, sports weren’t running, some jobs shut down and we went weeks without face-to-face interactions. It devastated a lot of people financially, mentally, emotionally and physically. It has given me a lot of...

 Despite the situation of COVID-19, We still wanted to honor our commitment and did  a draw for the travel lottery and broadcast everything  via a FACEBOOK LIVE broadcast… Thank you for your participation! https://www.facebook.com/ataxie.canada/ I suggest you  ’follow’ ’and like’ our page! Congratulations to our winners for the prizes of...

Hello everyone! I know, its been a few months away, it’s shameful … But hey, my book is now launched, published – it can be ordered in all bookstores in Quebec and, if you live in another country, write me at manu.poirier.stgeorges@gmail.com if you want.  The madness of the Montreal...