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The birth defect spina bifida is not easy to live with. It impairs the development of the spine and can lead to lifelong disability. Spina bifida is rare, but data suggest that Tulare County has the disease’s highest rate of incidence in the San Joaquin Valley. As part of our first-person series My Valley My Story, we travel to a spina bifida fundraiser in Tulare where volunteer Maria Muñoz shares how the disease has affected her life. “In my childhood, I went to a school where there was a lot of people with spina bifida, but since we moved to the valley, not really. We just decided one day that we liked Visalia. “It’s affected me in so many ways, because it’s not just having the disability—it comes with health issues. That’s what affects me more. “I have what is called Chiari malformation, which is a compress on the brain, which caused me to have a stroke. They told me that I was born with Chiari malformation, and because of the language barrier I don’t think they explained it well to
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