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Learning in Retirement: I’m Not Broken: Living with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC)
Wednesday, November 4 at Nicolet College, Minocqua
About this event
I'm Not Broken is a talk in the Learning in Retirement program at Nicolet College, given by Jessica Johnson, who lives with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. She shares how a rare condition that limits joint movement has shaped her life, and why it never meant she was broken. It suits anyone in Minocqua curious about disability told by someone who lives it.
Who's playing
Jessie Johnson is a wife and mom raising two daughters with her husband and a golden retriever. She spends her summers in Minocqua, volunteers at her daughters' school and with Girl Scouts, and enjoys downhill and water skiing. She lost the ability to walk at 41, but her independence and her taste for adventure have stayed with her.
What to expect
This is a first-person talk, not a lecture on medicine. Arthrogryposis causes joint contractures and restricts range of motion, and Jessie explains how it has affected her daily life. The session is held in Northwoods Center on the Nicolet College campus in Rhinelander.
Why go
The talk comes from someone who lives with a rare condition most people have never heard of, and who calls Minocqua her summer home. Her central point is that strength is about how you keep moving forward, not about what you have lost. For a listener who wants the lived side of disability from a neighbor, it is a clear hour.
Where
Nicolet College · 5364 College Dr · Rhinelander WIDirections
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