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Madelyn Frederick Raynsford

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Texas

Madelyn has served as a FARA ambassador since 2018 and dedicates her time to being someone that her teenage self needed. Madelyn is the leader of the FARA teen hangouts team and devotes her time as a member of the Ambassador Program leadership team. She enjoys staying active in the pool and walking with her life glider. Her Christian faith plays a huge role in how she advocates for FA and shares her journey across social media platforms including Instagram and Youtube! Her favorite FARA event is the rideATAXIA Dallas. Madelyn would tell someone newly diagnosed “Fists up, keep fighting the good fight! You may have FA but it doesn’t have you! God does!”

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Madelyn has served as a FARA ambassador since 2018 and dedicates her time to being someone that her teenage self needed. Madelyn is the leader of the FARA teen hangouts team and devotes her time as a member of the Ambassador Program leadership team. She enjoys staying active in the pool and walking with her life glider. Her Christian faith plays a huge role in how she advocates for FA and shares her journey across social media platforms including Instagram and Youtube! Her favorite FARA event is the rideATAXIA Dallas. Madelyn would tell someone newly diagnosed “Fists up, keep fighting the good fight! You may have FA but it doesn’t have you! God does!”

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