Bridget has just completed her freshman year in college in Rochester, NY. She struggled a bit with the snow, although her school had tunnels that made life much easier for her! She uses a Segway for mobility. Check out www.segway.com to see how this "human transporter" works. Bridget is studying psychology and elementary education.
From her college essay:

...Finding out that I had Friedreich’s Ataxia meant little to me. Sure my mom explained all the mitochondria and iron overload stuff to me, but what does that mean to a fourth grader? It is still hard to understand now, and I am seventeen. This portion of my life — from that summer when I was seven to the diagnosis when I was nine — changed me, my family, and my friends in more ways than we may ever know. In obvious ways, FA has made me worse, but in more discreet ways I am better. I think I have the good fortune of seeing people for who they really are. This is hard to explain, but because I am different, I get to find out who likes me for me and is able to look beyond the strange walk. I can filter out fake people and not waste my time with the ones who are self-absorbed and materialistic. This plan may falter, but for the most part I have real trust in the friends who don’t treat me like I am different. There are moments in my life where I forget I am not the same as the rest because of those who treat me that way. Those are the best moments in my life...