LAUGHING AT MY NIGHTMARE

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Hello, I'm Shane Burcaw. I'm 20 years old and I have a disease called Spinal Muscular Atrophy that will eventually kill me. I have been in a wheelchair since I was two. I love to laugh and my life is pretty funny. Allow me to share...

If you're new to my page, things will make more sense if you read my very first post before you start reading the other ones. There is a link down below to all of my longer stories.

Twitter: @shaner528
Email: shane.burcaw@gmail.com
Address: P.O. Box 3398 Bethlehem, PA 18017

I recently started a nonprofit to spread positivity and raise money for muscular dystrophy research! To learn more and to support us visit laughingatmynightmare.com

Also, I am a Junior at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, studying English.

Circa Survive keeps me sane.

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Something a Little Different

After letting my Wacom tablet collect dust for the last several months, tonight I finally decided to start drawing agin.

I’ve been following Shane Burcaw of LAMN for a little while and I wanted to make a small tribute piece. Shane is a 20 year old with SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) who has a wonderfully lighthearted outlook on life. He also happens to be an active member in the muscular dystrophy world. He just launched his nonprofit laughingatmynightmare and is showing no signs of slowing down.

Though I don’t know Shane personally, he reminds me of the many wonderful patients and families I had the pleasure of seeing as part of my neuromuscular fellowship last year. 

So here’s a drawing I put together tonight of Shane looking tough in a pretend cape—something I wouldn’t be surprised to see him post on his own tumblr site. 

Thank you so much dude. This is awesome. We are very excited that you applied to be a part of our creative team! (Check your email!)

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smcgaughey:

Something a Little Different

After letting my Wacom tablet collect dust for the last several months, tonight I finally decided to start drawing agin.

I’ve been following Shane Burcaw of LAMN for a little while and I wanted to make a small tribute piece. Shane is a 20 year old with SMA (spinal muscular atrophy) who has a wonderfully lighthearted outlook on life. He also happens to be an active member in the muscular dystrophy world. He just launched his nonprofit laughingatmynightmare and is showing no signs of slowing down.

Though I don’t know Shane personally, he reminds me of the many wonderful patients and families I had the pleasure of seeing as part of my neuromuscular fellowship last year. 

So here’s a drawing I put together tonight of Shane looking tough in a pretend cape—something I wouldn’t be surprised to see him post on his own tumblr site. 

Thank you so much dude. This is awesome. We are very excited that you applied to be a part of our creative team! (Check your email!)

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Posted on Tuesday 19 February 2013.
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