Itâs been nearly 15 years since Ondie Mitchellâs husband Chuck was diagnosed with a rare degenerative disease, Spinocerebellar ataxia.
And although their journey has been a difficult and sometimes heart-breaking one, Mitchell says itâs been made easier knowing theyâre not alone.
The couple will gather with those who share their plight and their desire to raise awareness of the disease this Saturday for the inaugural Country Skies Xtreme Hike & Festival for Ataxia Awareness.
The free, day-long event will feature musical entertainment; food and craft vendors; Disney characters Moana, Cinderella, Gaston and Belle from Character Visits 4 U; Hendersonville Poet Laureate Henry Jones and Hendersonville native Jeremy Cowart, a world-renowned photographer who was diagnosed with Ataxia three years ago.
okay, everybody, i got to get to star wars. the force was strong at the white house yesterday. with character visits and a screening for gold star military families as the new star wars film spent its first full day in theaters. as we look at more images from the white house, let me add that the force awakens, the seventh film in the star wars series, shattered box office records on opening night and it s now on track to make more than $200 million this weekend alone. the new film picks up 30 years after return of the jedi left off as han solo, princess leia, look skywalker, pick up new fans and make a lot of old ones very, very happy. joining us from washington is my favorite self-professed star