I need help getting my clothes out (I still dress myself). I need help getting food and drink. I cannot get it on my own. I fall down. Sometimes twice a week and sometimes twice a day. My fine motor skills are limited. It takes me an eternity to button a shirt."
Life Today
Michael paints an enviable picture: "I lead an amazing and very active life, filled with family and friends. My marriage of almost 29 years is better than ever and I love my wife more today than I did on our wedding day. We go places and do the things that others only dream of. Together we participate in anything and everything we can. We are active with our chapter of the MS Society. We have one of the biggest teams at the Greater LA Walk MS. We are active with other charities and truly feel that we make a difference in the world. Our lives are full, rich and so very worth living. Together, we are absolutely who we want to be in the world around us."
Michael says he is retired, "That is, until I get my new career going as a writer and speaker." His new career has a good start. He says he is "the Go To guy" for the Southern California MS Society, speaking several times a year.
Conclusion
What do these stories tell us? Progressive MS is frightening, and it can be profoundly disabling. We see similar symptoms across the MS types, but in Progressive MS the symptoms progressively worsen.
I enjoy my friends, the contributors. Each has a positive story to tell that illustrates one way to manage with this life-changing condition. By sharing with others, they help us to better understand Progressive MS.
Next time I will review questions and answers about Progressive MS. Please let me know if you have a question about Progressive MS you would like included here.
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