Upcoming Documentary

Galen and James will be featured in the upcoming documentary What Doesn't Kill You. Here is a teaser of the footage the filmmaker, Trent Eliason, shot for our portion of the film. Below the clip are a few stills from the day of shooting.

Stay tuned for more information and a release date as soon as it's available.

In the News

Galen and her son James Strazza made front page news in their home state of New Jersey. In the following weeks their story was picked up across the country for millions of readers in the USA Today network.

The Record 2020 newspaper story about Galen and James

Cover Story 2022

Galen and her son were interviewed for an in-depth front-page news report which included two videos and a Q&A with James (See below). The story was picked up across the country in the USA Today network. Read the story >

Cover Story 2024

Follow-up front-page report with the same writer and photographer covered the current situation, as James begins to be able to make music in a very limited way, thanks to a treatment that's helping him. Also picked up in the USA Today network. Read the story >

The Record 2024 newspaper story about Galen and James

Interview with Galen

This moment marks the beginning of Galen's journey to write her book, I Believe You. As she connected with ME sufferers online it was clear that families were struggling to believe that the level of fatigue and incapacity their loved ones were trying to describe was real.