Meet Jimmy Curran: Going to college with SMA
The Temple News, a student publication of Temple University, profiled sophomore Jimmy Curran in the May 5th issue. The third of four children, Curran is the only child in his family who has type 2 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - a genetic neuromuscular disorder that affects motor neurons in the brain stem and spinal cord and disrupts the production of protein necessary to maintain muscle strength.
Despite being confined to a wheelchair and suffering muscle weakness, Curran hasn’t let the effects of the disease dramatically change his life. He is majoring in business at Temple University and plans to own his own business in the future. Just like any other college student, he enjoys hanging out with his friends and listening to music.
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