By admin (Admin) on Tuesday, October 10, 2000 - 01:31 pm:
Posted by Marybeth on August 09, 2000 at 16:06:03:
The New York Times today ran an article on Marla Runyan. She's on the US Olympic Team going to Sydney this year even though she is legally blind. She is 31 years old and she has Stargardt's Disease, which is alos known as juvenile macular degeneration. Everyone reading this message should admire your pluck and wish her well in Sydney, Australia this September! Marybeth Posted by Sally G. on August 10, 2000 at 08:57:54: In Reply to: Marla Runyan - Blind Runner - Has Stargardt's Disease - a form of Macular Degeneration posted by Marybeth on August 09, 2000 at 16:06:03: The New York Times today ran an article on Marla Runyan. She's on the US Olympic Team going to Sydney this year even though she is legally blind. She is 31 years old and she has Stargardt's Disease, which is alos known as juvenile macular degeneration. Everyone reading this message should admire your pluck and wish her well in Sydney, Australia this September! Marybeth Visitors to the AMDF web site can learn more about Stargardt's Disease by going to the ARCHIVES. Just click on the ARCHIVES button at the top or bottom of the Bulletin Board page. Or you can get to the ARCHIVES from the HOME Page of this excellent AMDF web site by clicking on ARCHIVES. When you get there, go to the topic heading "Macular Degeneration and the Young." There are also some 10 other topic headings in the ARCHIVES. These are all previously posted messages that were saved by the AMDF people for future readers. Check it out! Sally G.