One person I follow on Facebook is named Jason da Silva. He produced a public television program called "When I Walk". He has the same type of MS I do and his progress has been similar to mine and quite fast compared to what others with our type have. It is even more heartbreaking because he is much younger than me. He lives in New York and that does present problems that I don't have. I have a van with the ramp my wife can drive me everywhere she needs to. He has to take public transportation.
Today he had a post talking about some of his latest difficulties. He is lost the use of his arms and his fingers on both hands. He brought up one thing that drives them insane is he can no longer scratch when his head itches. I totally understand this. The itching drive me crazy sometimes. I need someone else's scratch pretty much anywhere I itch. I take two Benadryl before bed and that really helps with the itching at night. I don't take them during the day because I think they make me drowsy. He also brought up other things about hygiene and I totally understand. His path is documented to quite a number of videos and of course he is an inspiration to many as well as myself.
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