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Cycling For SMA UK

Why Cycle for SMA UK? What do you know about the debilitating and destructive condition known as Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)? If you're anything like me, you've just found out more about it from that first line than you knew 30 seconds ago. It's destructive and debilitating. NHS UK defines SMA as " a genetic condition that makes the muscles weaker and causes problems with movement. It's a serious condition that gets worse over time"  Depending of the severity of the condition, which can present at various stages of life from childhood to teenage, people with SMA experience a progressive loss of muscle strength and facility. That's not just arms and legs. It directly impacts on all muscles, affecting breathing, swallowing, the most basic of human functions. The most obvious impact, though, is on mobility. There is no cure! There is, however, support for those with SMA and their families. Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK ( https://smauk.org.uk/ ) pro