"As a member of
the Board of the Spina Bifida Association of Indiana (SBAIN), I have met many
families throughout the state of Indiana who have benefitted from SBAIN.
We are the only Spina Bifida group in Indiana and service a large geographic
area. We have made great strides in reaching those impacted by Spina
Bifida, but have much more work to do.
Our board
make-up varies from parents or individuals with Spina Bifida to clinicians and
professionals who interface with patients with Spina Bifida. My interest
in joining the board stems from my experience working with patients with spina
bifida as a physical therapist. At age 8, we discovered that our daughter
has spina bifida occulta. Her symptoms are limited to back pain without
neurological involvement. We are extremely lucky and recognize our
situation could be so different.
I am a graduate
of DePauw University, and enjoy using some of the skills I gained while at
DePauw as a board member. I was co-chair of the Little 500 Steering
Committee, my sorority rush chair and was a Botany TA. I learned at
DePauw how as an individual, I can have a large impact especially when working
collectively as a team. These skills are critical to my experiences in
workplace.
Now working in
health care as a physical therapist, I am involved with patients with spina
bifida and their families. I am learning how the disability can
impact something as simple as “sleep overs”.
Thank you for
showing interest is spina bifida. Please check out our website: sbain.org "
Angie
Tate-Eugenio, M.S.P.T.
DePauw Class of
1988
