About Deborah
I’ve come to draw on practices and traditions that sustain and balance me.
Deborah Warden, MD
2003
Something’s different with my body
- Began orthopedic and neurologic consultations
2003
2005
Walking was getting worse
- Electrical sensations in legs
2005
2006
Began using a cane intermittently
- Used a hiking stick
- Injured in a fall with our US & Israeli military medical group while touring Masada, Israel
2006
2007
From Part-time Senior Advisor
- To the new Director, Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
- Traveled to Pune, India, to complete University of Conneticut Ayurvedic Certification
- Diagnosed with Primary Lateral Sclerosis and began NIH Natural History Research Protocol
Two falls while working and studying in India
2007
2008
Working with a former Marine, as a Trainer
2008
2009
Disability retirement
- Necessary, though became an opportunity to work on health
- Acupuncture in Chinatown
- A Martial Arts Grand Master for Energy Massage
2009
2010
Yoga Teacher Certified (200 hrs) at Sivananda in Catskills, NY
- Reiki treatments; Cranio-Sacral Therapy
- Started teaching water yoga at local yoga center
- Rented a room at the yoga center for solitude
- Consult with Aaron Mattes, Activated Isolated Stretch
2010
2011
Workshop with Donna Eden, Energy Medicine
- Began working with local Activated Isolated Stretch (AIS) practitioner
- Began using a scooter for long distances
2011
2012
Alexander Technique
- Purchased a van with ramp for my scooter
2012
2014
Began driving with hand controls
2014
2017
4 weeks Acute Rehabilitation
After breaking my elbow while attending a course with Vasant Lad on Ayurveda, at Ananda Ashram, NY.
2017
2019
Video documentary of PLS and me (Directed by Bill Dorley)
- Won its class at the Annual American Academy of Neurology
Attended Second International Conference on PLS, Philadelphia, PA; above video shown to the gathering of PLS researchers
2019
2020
Spinal laminectomy and fusion of L3-5
For spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis. Inpatient Rehabilitation of 10 days.
2020
2022
Writing a book
for anyone experiencing a “lifequake”,
a life-changing event
2022
2024
My voice clone was created by Eleven Labs
to use with phone app, facilitated by Team Gleason
2024
2025
Finalist for Advocacy Impact Award by Women Changing the World
2025