Gina was 26 years old and expecting her second child when she started feeling weak and falling down. Three months after giving birth, she was diagnosed with MS. For the next year, she was wheelchair-bound, something that makes caring for an active 4 year old and new baby almost impossible.
I really tried to embrace this disease with a positive attitude, but it can be very degrading. I tried any options my doctors recommended, even chemotherapy, which was very hard. Gradually, I improved and grew stronger, but then in 2007 my health failed again. After another round of chemo, I told my doctor 'no more.' He said if I quit chemo, I would be bed or chair-ridden within six months.
That's when I knew I had to find a better way of dealing with my MS. It was on the Internet that I found Can Do Multiple Sclerosis™. It was a discovery that changed my life.
The five days my husband and I spent at the CAN DO program changed my life. There were people there at various stages of the disease and each of us received one-on-one attention and personal assessments of our needs. My husband joined other support partners for help in addressing their challenges.
There were neurologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, psychologists, speech language pathologists and nutritionists on hand to empower us with knowledge, skills, tools and confidence to enhance the quality of our lives.
