The city of Syracuse is shining a light on what is often a misunderstood neurological condition, holding a series of events to recognize Tourette syndrome.
Syracuse Common Councilor Marty Nave will be on hand Sunday, May 31, when a Tourette syndrome awareness banner is raised in front of City Hall. Nave has Tourette, a lifelong illness that begins in childhood or adolescence, marked by involuntary repetition and sudden movements or sounds, known as tics. It’s been a long road for the 73-year-old living with a disorder that many don’t understand.
“I can remember being on a city bus and people in back of me would say ‘Man, look how that guy twitches. Look at him,’ and sometimes I would flail my arms,” said Nave. “And I remember someone I worked with many years ago who would just would tease me at work, just mimic me, ridicule me.”…