welcome to teen kids news. i m mwanzaa. and i m livia. here s our top story for this week. we ll start with a report that combines amazing science, courage, friendship, and music. it s the story of a teen who s triumphing over a very difficult disorder. dystonia is a neurological movement disorder which causes uncontrollable pain and spasms. most of us have never heard of dystonia, but jake can describe it with painful, personal details. he s in high school now, and he s been living with the disease since fifth grade. slowly, it s got worse and worse to the point where i couldn t send him to school because it was too painful to write and to walk around the school. i was in a wheelchair. i had no quality of life. i was just sitting on the couch doing anything to try to cover up the pain. then, what can truly be described as a medical miracle recent research led to a breakthrough treatment called dbs. dbs is deep brain stimulation. it s when they put a b
welcome to teen kids news. i m mwanzaa. and i m livia. here s our top story for this week. we ll start with a report that combines amazing science, courage, friendship, and music. it s the story of a teen who s triumphing over a very difficult disorder. dystonia is a neurological movement disorder which causes uncontrollable pain and spasms. most of us have never heard of dystonia, but jake can describe it with painful, personal details. he s in high school now, and he s been living with the disease since fifth grade. slowly, it s got worse and worse to the point where i couldn t send him to school because it was too painful to write and to walk around the school. i was in a wheelchair. i had no quality of life. i was just sitting on the couch doing anything to try to cover up the pain. then, what can truly be described as a medical miracle recent research led to a breakthrough treatment called dbs. dbs is deep brain stimulation. it s when they put a b
couldn t send him to school because it was too painful to write and to walk around the school. i was in a wheelchair. i had no quality of life. i was just sitting on thco doing anything to try to cover up the pain. then, what can truly be described as a medical miracle recent research led to a breakthrough treatment called dbs. dbs is deep brain stimulation. it s when they put a battery in your chest, a wire in your upper neck, and then two electrodes into your brain. it stimulates your brain to counteract the spasms. i have a battery in my chest. and there it is. while science has provided the treatment, jake has had a lot of emotional support as well. family, friends, and the entire community have joined him on the road to recovery, literally. jake s ride has raised almost a million dollars to search for a cure. jake s ride is a fundraiser we do every year, and we try to raise money for research in dystonia, and all the proceeds go to the bachmann-strauss dyst
welcome to teen kids news. i m mwanzaa. and i m livia. here s our top story for this week. we ll start with a report that combines amazing science, courage, friendship, and music. it s the story of a teen who s triumphing over a very difficult disorder. dystonia is a neurological movement disorder which causes uncontrollable pain and spasms. most of us have never heard of dystonia, but jake can describe it with painful, personal details. he s in high school now, and he s been living with the disease since fifth grade. slowly, it s got worse and worse to the point where i couldn t send him to school because it was too painful to write and to walk around the school. i was in a wheelchair. i had no quality of life. i was just sitting on the couch doing anything to try to cover up the pain. then, what can truly be described as a medical miracle recent research led to a breakthrough treatment called dbs. dbs is deep brain stimulation. it s when they put a b
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