From about July of 2013 I've been going to GF Strong and seeing both a physiotherapist and occupational therapist; Daryl and Nancy.

Nancy had all sorts of suggestions on how to manage and do things better, while Daryl worked with  me on balance, leg strength and shuffling around with my cane and walker.

Late October, early November I started to go numb from my waist down. At the peak, about mid November, I couldn't feel it when I went to the toilet, couldn't really feel my feet when I stood, and it felt like I was balancing on bowls of jelly when I sat. Even shifting around in bed was challenging. It was really depressing and frightening.

I saw my neurologist  in early December. She said there wasn't a real lot she could do or prescribe, but decided to try prescribing copaxcone. She said there were almost no side effects so she felt confident prescribing it. Copaxcone is not a steroid, anti-inflammatory or any kind of drug.

" Copaxone (glatiramer acetate) is a synthetic protein made up of a combination of four amino acids that chemically resemble a component of myelin (the insulating material that protects nerves and helps them work properly). Copaxone induces the production of immune cells that are less damaging to myelin." ... or so they say.

I waited till the new year to start it, and it took a little bit of coordinating, so the first injection was actually just yesterday,  the 26th of February, 2014.