Back in the 1980s, as a high school special education teacher, I enjoyed giving my students an assignment at the…
Robin Stemple
Rob Stemple is a lifelong advocate for people with disabilities. He was diagnosed with FSHD in 1971 at age 14. Rob struggled with its’ affects for over 50 years. He lost his eyesight in a devastating crash with a drunk driver. Rob has been a special education teacher, director of a nonprofit organization serving the blind and a newspaper columnist. He lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, Wendy, where they both enjoy hanging out with their kids and grandkids. Rob is a musician, composer, and recording artist. His theory of life is, “Do the best you can with what you’ve got to work with!”
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Articles by Robin Stemple
Those who read my columns regularly will know that my last one was written just after my wife, Wendy,…
It’s been about an hour since the garage door closed and my wife, Wendy, and daughter, Jill, set off on…
Every day is different with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). As I wrote in a previous column, managing the condition…
I recently talked with a friend about body language and facial expressions. She’d attended a public hearing where she ended…
I was blessed to be able to provide music for the annual gathering of the United Church of Christ’s…
If you’ve been reading my column since I started writing for Muscular Dystrophy News Today, you know I…
Years of living with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) have taught me that it’s a balancing act on…
It happened two weeks ago. Then it happened again yesterday. Is this my new normal? If so, what to do?…
Each of us dealing with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is on a slightly different trajectory. For some, the disease…