Nia Stivers. Bloomington, Ind.: WestBow Press, 2011. 188 pp. (Paperback). When Nia Stivers was 11 years old, she was diagnosed with a form of muscular dystrophy (MD), a progressive, muscle-wasting disease that was passed down by her mother, who was diagnosed at age 30. The disease would rob her of the ability to have children and would require her to…
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