Diagnosed at 18 months with spinal muscular atrophy, she is determined to live life on her own terms, and set out to launch a writing career at an early age.

[7] On March 28, 2008, she appeared on the CBS Evening News, talking to reporter Richard Schlesinger in a segment introduced by Katie Couric.

Dubbed Hassle at the Castle, the show featured appearances by such boxing legends as Evander Holyfield, Gerry Cooney, Tyrell Biggs, Pernell Whitaker, and Lou Duva, as well as the divorced parents of Lindsay Lohan—Michael and Dina—whose presence at the gathering resulted in a tense confrontation between the embattled former spouses.

[11] On November 17, 2014, Megale attended the premiere of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

In 2015, it was announced that motion picture production company Lost Colony Entertainment had optioned her novel Starborn, with filmmaker Richard O'Sullivan handling the screenplay adaptation.