Our good friend Megan, a medical student at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is teaching us about what Spinal Muscular Atrophy is and how to be a good friend to someone who has it. As Megan explains, SMA affects how a person's muscles develop, and sometimes people with SMA use medical supplies like a wheelchair or breathing machine to help them be as healthy as possible. Watch the video to learn more.
Follow along with this continuing series of videos and learn about all the characteristics that make us unique. When the library is open, this team of medical students runs programs at the library to help all of us learn about how similar we are and how we can be good friends to people who are different from us. Their goal is to break down stigmas before they even become part of a child's belief system and promote acceptance and friendship among all people. Check out the virtual version of these events on the library's How to Be a Super Friend playlist.